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Functional Statistics. Strictly Necessary Functional Statistics. Most airplanes can taxi backwards by using reverse thrust. This method is often used in jet aircraft to brake as quickly as possible after touchdown.
And for good reasons. Loud engines Thrust reversal involves great forces, and produces an incredible amount of noise. To keep noise pollution to a minimum, we try to avoid roaring jet engines as much possible.
An engine running at full thrust would also blow away any loose parts or people on the platform. Some might consider this a safety risk. Cleanliness is next to lower maintenance costs Reversing engine thrust leads to an increase in CO2 production. In addition, thrust reversal can only be used above a certain speed, because otherwise all kinds of dirt will get sucked into the engines.
The reaction speed required to execute all that makes this a true Hollywood feat. But airline pilots have a long history of remaining cool under pressure. Consider Sully Sullenberger—or Al Haynes, the captain of United Airlines flight , a DC that crash-landed on July 19, , after the catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine led to the loss of all hydraulic flight controls.
Haynes and his flight crew used the power of the wing-mounted engines to guide the airplane's descent. On approach, Haynes stayed calm and collected—he even kept his sense of humor. After air traffic control cleared Flight for an emergency landing at Sioux City, he quipped: "Roger.
You want to be particular and make it a runway, huh? No doubt Hollywood wants to craft an exciting visual experience, and Flight definitely achieves that by raising the stakes for Whitaker in more ways than one, as moviegoers will see. If you'd seen that in a movie, you wouldn't have believed it.
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