kap64 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thrust reversers in the air: http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0348...XTID&size=L Going nowhere fast: http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1212...next_id=1211997 This guy had a camera at the right time and place: http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.sear...inct_entry=true Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 This guy had a camera at the right time and place:http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.sear...inct_entry=true Shame to see a nice airplane like that torn up, but that's the big disadvantage of single main tires: lose one of them and the plane's going to head for the weeds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
majortomski Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Sabreliners have dual mains http://www.sabreliner.com/images/sabre75a.gif Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Sabreliners have dual mains Whoops, you're right, the -70 version does have dual mains. I'd never seen that before. I guess I should say most Sabreliners have single mains. (up through the -65) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Wow. No I have never seen that before, except maybe on NASA GIIs. I think they deploy the reversers in flight to simulate a Shuttle descent. Chappie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I suppose this could go on the KC-135 topic but the China Southern 777 pic made me think of this one I took when we replaced the main gear (walking beam) actuator over in Hawaii a few years ago! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blennidae Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 How long before someone photoshops the jacks out of the south china pic and it makes the rounds on the net as a low pass pic? :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SimFixer Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Them things gotta be some seriously sturdy jackstands!! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Neat seeing the thrust reverser and the 777 on jacks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 (edited) Them things gotta be some seriously sturdy jackstands!! No kidding! It takes 6 of 'em to hold a KC-135 up and only FOUR!!! for a Tripple-7! Amazing! A couple other pics. One of the gear coming up on my KC-135 and one of Diamond Head. Hey! We had to stay somewhere while we were waiting for parts! (You don't see that everyday! Unless you live there I guess!) Mark Edited November 20, 2007 by Mark O. Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 How long before someone photoshops the jacks out of the south china pic and it makes the rounds on the net as a low pass pic? i'm on it!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 The thrus reversers in air is pretty wild. I would have guessed those had some sort of weight-on-wheels safeguard. So one wonders if in this picture it's failed, bypassed, or if the plane in question didn't have it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sundowner Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I know that some DC-8's ( for sure the dash 63 type ) in the early days could reverese only the inboard eng's in the air , to work as a kind of speedbrakes ................. Henk "Omar" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 (edited) The thrust reversers in air is pretty wild. I would have guessed those had some sort of weight-on-wheels safeguard. Most do. The biggest concern is if one opens and the other doesn't or if one closes and the other doesn't. Slightly different scenario, but there was a situation with a DHC-8 (I believe) several years back in Canada where the pilot pulled the props in reverse on short final to help slow the plane and get it down but when he came out of reverse, because of a misinstalled part, one of the props stayed in reverse. They ended up crashing into a hangar I seem to recall. Edited November 21, 2007 by David Walker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 All are interesting pictures and insights ! Thanks ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
okthree Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I know that some DC-8's ( for sure the dash 63 type ) in the early days could reverese only the inboard eng's in the air , to work as a kind of speedbrakes .................Henk "Omar" True. I recently flew with a captain who had flown the diesel 8 and use of thrust reverser in the air as a speed brake was common. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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