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Old 26th Sep 2012, 21:27
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In addition, virtually all Civ-jets have thrust reversers on their engines, which allow the engines to help slow the aircraft down faster, and thus can stop in pretty short order. They simply don't need as much runway to stop that way.

The only tactical military jet I know of with a thrust reverser is/was the Saab Viggen... thus they need more runway in which to slow their faster-landing-speed jet via their wheel brakes.

Mil-jet transports do have thrust reversers... and so tend to land like airliners.
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