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Old 9th Sep 2008, 06:11
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This caught my eye, The plane backed up from parking stand 11 to
proceed to the ramp. Did the plane engage reverse thrust to get out of the
parking stand??? or was it pushed back by a tug?? Most DC9 and MD80s can
actually back up from a gate or ramp by themselves using reverse thrust.
We know one of the thrusters was locked out, but it usually only takes one
to move the jet back from a gate area.
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