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Old 2nd Sep 2008, 15:40
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snowfalcon2
 
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The pictures show ONE deployed reverser. Maybe having both of them working might just have helped a little bit ?
If they had remained on the runway... maybe.
Off the tarmac, involving a tailstrike, bouncing heavily, there is high risk that a bucket hits the ground and separates from the engine, causing the intended reverse thrust to become forward thrust
IMHO safer to use brakes, and spoilers to put weight on the mains.
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