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MD-11 Reversers
Hello, all you MD-Drivers out there!
Can someone please tell me whether the MD-11s reversers are inhibited until the NOSE WHEEL touches down or not? And if its really so, all of them? Just no2?
Thanks in advance!
Can someone please tell me whether the MD-11s reversers are inhibited until the NOSE WHEEL touches down or not? And if its really so, all of them? Just no2?
Thanks in advance!
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There was a software fix for the pitchup which added nose lowering force to LSAS so the pitchup is nowhere near as pronounced as it was previously.
The #2 engine causing the nose to pitch up was not a surprise and has the exact same effect on DC-10's, the engine points it's exaust a few degrees towards the ground. The opposite effect can be experienced with fwd thrust of #2 engine pushing the nose down on the ground.
DC-10's did also pitch up on spoiler deployment but the effect was not as drastic and did not contribute to hull losses as in the MD-11.