To add to Intruder''s accurate comments:
You will find if you hold the nose up for too long that you'll run out of aerodynamic control of the tail surface (elevators) and the nose will thump down with a terrifying noise.
It's no fun to be pulling back on the control column mightilywhen this happens but having the nose-with you in it-come crashing to the runway like some macabre roller coaster ride.
I believe the last a/c where aerodynamic braking was suggested/recommended was the DH Comet. No reverse available from those engines? Not sure.
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