In flight thrust reversing

I had a C17 aircraft commander in the jumpseat and he was telling us stories of tactical descents. Very interesting.
 
I've used inflight reverse a couple of times in the DC8. Twice were training, they'd do it once on IOE for each new crewmember. Another time when ATC left us very high on downwind then wanted a relatively short approach.

Significant vibration. We work hard NOT to need to use it.
 
I recall the flight test of the capability back when I was in the program. Dropped like the proverbial rock.

Cheers
 
There’s video of Mike doing it with Draco before he crashed it.
 
Asymmetric reverse thrust was blamed for a crash at Sundance Airport in OKC this past year.
 
A Twin Otter will land very short with the props out of detent. Of course, that's just a rumor... :rolleyes:
 
We'd do it in C-141s with the #2 and #3, both at idle, and holding 130 knots while paratroopers went out both side doors. It would also do a 20k'/m controlled decent.
 
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Back when United used DC-8's, it wasn't uncommon for them to reverse the inboards on approach.
 
20,000 fpm = 227 mph! I wonder what the altitude floor is to allow recovery....
 
luvflyin said:
Speaking of Tactical Descents, @Velocity173 , do you still have that from inside the cockpit video of a C130 doing it? That was cool
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Ah I don’t recall posting one. We had a thread awhile back about and we talked about “Fat Albert” though.

Been on a few tactical approaches overseas. Not very comfortable in the back. Like being in a big, dark, house with no windows but with G forces pulling you down. :(

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/circling-approach.106605/page-3
 
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Velocity173 said:
Ah I don’t recall posting one. We had a thread awhile back about and we talked about “Fat Albert” though.

Been on quite a few tactical approaches overseas. Not very comfortable in the back. Like being in a big, dark, house with no windows and random G forces pulling you down. :(

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/circling-approach.106605/page-3
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That’s where it was. Post #101. @denverpilot posted it. I wonder if the hula dancer was functional. An eye level ‘ball’
 
Back in the 1970s somebody put a turboprop engine on a Great Lakes biplane. Beta allowed it to do some pretty spectacular airshow maneuvers.
 
A friend has done it many, many times. Of course, he was flying a Harrier, so "no big deal."
 
Nothing new about the capability. I remember seeing a Bob Hope special, where he's talking to troops in Vietnam.

"Landing here today, the pilot reversed the props while we were still twenty feet above the ground. Didn't bother me...I'm used to wearing my shorts around my neck....."

Ron Wanttaja
 
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