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Old 8th March 2006 | 01:11
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Speedbird-400
 
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Originally Posted by Permafrost_ATPL
And as for braking/reverse thrust, I found a Flight Safety study that shows that thrust reversers decrease braking distance by about 15%. Not as much as I thought. I guess the majority of that 15% is in the first few seconds after touchdown.

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Someone feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken, I believe one cannot reverse the thrust on a BAe 146? Just goes to prove that one can land with good-old-fashioned spoilers and wheel brakes....
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