Thrust reversers are small ports located on the outside of the engine, which open up into the engine's outer layer. That outer layer normally pulls in cool air, which helps to spin up the turbofan ...

The thrust reverser we've described here is known as a "cold stream reverser" because the ports open into the cold chamber of the engine. However, there are a couple of different configurations of ...

American A321 Loses Thrust Reverser Liner During Takeoff As first reported by The Aviation Herald , the A321-200 (registration: N159AN) was operating Flight AA1175 from SFO to DFW on May 9th when ...

When a Boeing 767 loaded with passengers crashed in a Thai jungle eight years ago, it prompted awareness of a potential hazard posed by an engine-braking device on most Boeing jets. Boeing began in… ...

The cooler bypassed air tends to insulate the nacelle and thrust reverser panels from the hot core exhaust flux, making high-temperature (177°C/350°F cure) epoxies an appropriate choice, as long as ...

The thrust reverser—which on a conventional jet engine uses a series of deflectors to slow an aircraft once it has touched down on the runway—has also gone.

Answer: Newer engines have the saw tooth cowlings. They help make the engine quieter, particularly at higher power. Q: I have noticed some tiny little fins on the sides of some jet engine cowlings ...

Danish investigators have determined that an Airbus A320 crew's aborting a landing, despite activating reverse-thrust, resulted in control difficulties as the aircraft climbed away with one engine ...

Airbus is aiming to introduce an engine control unit software modification for CFM International CFM56 powerplants, to reduce the safety risk if A320 pilots attempt a go-around after activating ...

In today’s engines, when the pilot brakes on landing a complex mechanism called a thrust reverser inside the engine deploys to block the backward air flow and slow the plane down. Advertising In ...

The nozzle for the left side engine of the Su-27LL-PS’ thrust-vectoring system was developed by NPO Motor and had two flap-like nozzles that can direct the exhaust gasses up and down at an angle ...

If you have some free space at home, you might be interested in this item. A Turbo Union RB199 engine, previously used in the Tornado jet (not clear which variant), is on sale on eBay here. Listed ...