The captain commands his crew to turn on the thrust reversal, ripping off the tail.

Since a solid-propellant engine cannot be turned off, selective range was achieved by thrust reversal and case venting.

See also Thrust reversal.

Most jet airliners also have a thrust reversal, which simply deflects exhaust from the engines forward, helping to slow the aircraft down.

As they approached the runway, the crew inadvertently set thrust reversal at the no. 2 and no. 3 engine (inboard engines) while still airborne.

On aircraft using jet engines, thrust reversal is accomplished by causing the jet blast to flow forward rather than aft.

For a more detailed look at this issue, including consideration of different types of thrust reversal, see the thrust reversal page.

The rocket engines are gimbaled on short arms around the waist of the torus, where they can impart spin, forward or angular momentum, or thrust reversal.

Spoilers on the wings or thrust reversal may also be deployed to lose lift without having to reduce engine power substantially, slowing the rate of engine cooling.

The auto brakes were set at only the number two level and then were turned off moments after touchdown, when the Captain elected to use manual braking and thrust reversal.

The thrust reversal caused the no. 3 engine to fail and the crew then inadvertently feathered the no. 4 prop, losing all thrust on the right side of the aircraft.

Another squib would open the thrust reversal ports in the forward end of the stage and ignite the propellant in the forward end, causing the engine to reverse direction.

Combined with the disengagement of auto brakes and retracted speed brakes, manual braking and thrust reversal were not enough to prevent the aircraft from sliding into Victoria Harbour.

Conversely, there is relatively easy access to all serviceable mechanical components including the engines (Thiel, 2001) whilst the plane's thrust reversal capabilities allows reverse taxiing without the need for tow-vehicles.

February 9 - Japan Airlines Flight 350 crashes in Tokyo Bay due to thrust reversal on approach to Tokyo International Airport, killing 24 among the 174 people on board.

Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's exhaust or changing of propeller pitch so that the thrust produced is directed forward, rather than aft.

Basically a licensed-built version of the Pratt & Whitney JT8D with a Swedish-designed afterburner and thrust reversal, the RM8 was produced by Svenska Flygmotor (now Volvo Aero).

It is unclear how a surviving passenger would be aware of the captain's actions during the flight, or how searching for an alternate emergency landing site relates to an unstablilized approach with inadvertent thrust reversal deployment at Bratislava.

The C-17 is powered by four fully Thrust reversal, Pratt & Whitney PW2000 turbofan engines (the United States Department of Defense designation for the commercial Pratt and Whitney PW2040, used on the Boeing 757).

July 28 - ČSA Flight 001, an Ilyushin Il-18B, crashes into Zlaté Piesky lake after its crew inadvertently engages thrust reversal while attempting to land at M. R. Štefánik Airport in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, killing 76 of the 79 people on board and injuring all three survivors.