Can commercial aircraft reverse on their own on the ground just like passenger cars do? Yes, they can, as aircraft are equipped with thrust reversers. But most airports do not allow aircraft to do so ...

Question: Do they really reverse the engines after landing to slow the aircraft? If so, doesn't this put a huge strain on the engines? — Submitted by reader Andy, Granada Hills, Calif. Answer: Reverse ...

A Royal Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft performed a daring maneuver in the skies above the ...

When landing, the loud noise of engines accelerating might seem puzzling, but it’s actually part of a critical system called thrust reversers. This mechanism redirects the airflow from the engines ...

As they circled over Geneva, Switzerland, passengers in the French-built Caravelle jetliner had considerable cause for alarm. The plane’s landing gear was crippled, and the pilot was cautiously ...

Answer: Many jets have the capability to redirect much of the exhaust from the engine out the side and slightly forward. This is known as reverse thrust. The primary use for reverse thrust is to aid ...

Russian authorities have ordered immediate action by Tupolev Tu-204 operators in the wake of two runway overruns by Red Wings aircraft, including the fatal accident at Moscow Vnukovo. Federal aviation ...

About 10 years ago, a little-known aerospace engineer called Roger Shawyer made an extraordinary claim. Take a truncated cone, he said, bounce microwaves back and forth inside it and the result will ...

Investigators have determined that a Russian-operated Viking Air DHC-6-400 suffered a runway excursion after the crew lost directional control while attempting to use engine power to steer. Operating ...