Originally Posted by Flying Stone
Is it just me who thinks that engine life should come second to safety when it comes to stopping on a contaminated runway, where full reverse thrust could be required even at low speeds?
Virgin Australia found the benefit to max reverse down to 20 kts in a737 a few years ago when landing on a wet runway, stopping just 5m from the departure end.
The ATSB report.
To my mind, if you need to bend, or break, parts of the airplane to prevent a greater incident, you should be able to. If that means full reverse down to 0kts so be it. Too many of my toys at work (another industry, not flying anymore) have these self-protection features and they work well 99.9% of the time. The other .1% they
increase the hazards or introduce additional safety risks.