Originally Posted by
Centaurus
The above argument would suggest having a reverse thrust system at all is a very expensive exercise in poor cost effectiveness. Why haven't the manufacturers realized this and built their aircraft without reverse thrust? Save millions of $$$ in maintenance costs. OK - reverse might be handy on slippery runways when wheel braking efficiency is reduced but it could be cost effective to accept that risk.
Those savings will be gone pretty quickly
after you slide off the end of the runway in
dodgy braking conditions and bend your kite
Reverse is invaluable in those conditions, I’ll take all the deceleration devices there are, sometimes you need all of them