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Old 4th Feb 2008, 06:35
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BelArgUSA
 
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Air Force - no reversers

Hola Barit...
xxx
The most notorious opponents of reversers is the USAF...
None of their machines have reversers. The generals say NO...
Maybe yes, one or two... so someone will say "you are wrong, BelArg...!"
As far as I know, when the AF gets a civilian plane, they secure the reversers to be INOP...
At least it is was what I was told in the 1960s and 70s...
xxx
I love to do "aerodynamic braking, AF style", and keep nose high´until it falls.
That, plus reversers together.
Everybody says "you gonna hit the tail, one of these days".
So far, has not happened in 23,000 hrs...
I will have another 10 or 20 landings, then is... retirement.
Honest, the odds are, I will not scrape the tail... sorry.
xxx

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