Cockpit Chronicles: Eight ways to slow a jet

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8-12-2011 @ 7:22PM

Jay said...

You don't want to apply braking power to an airplane while the nose wheel is still off the ground because that will force the nose down in a not-so-good kinda' way. Best case scenario is you slam the nose to the ground and bend something in the nosegear. Worst case: the airplane breaks in half spilling passengers along the runway. Think about your car; when you apply brake pressure to slow down the front of your car (nose) goes down. The same goes for an airplane. Using reverse thrusters would give us the same result.

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