Originally Posted by
underfire
Interesting. I seem to remember a few aircraft that would use deliberately use the thrust reverse in flight, the DC8? The Concorde to get from SS speeds.
It is commonly used on a few military aircraft, I remember the ride on a C17 diving in...without warning, it does feel as if you have been shot down. you could not do that with paying customers, at least ones you like.
In those cases the TR deployment is symmetrical, starts at idle, and power goes up to some predetermined limit that's flight tested and certified to not pose any issues wrt. efflux blanking out controls, etc. Not sudden, on one side, and at cruise or higher power.