Flying Squid to pics • edit-215 hours agoÍsafjörður Airport in Icelandimagemessage-square63arrow-up1640arrow-down19file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 day agoUsually you do a 180 rather than reversing blind.
minus-square@clutchtwopointzerolink1•1 day agoDon’t runways that are set up for the 180 have a bulge at one end?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•24 hours agoDepends on the size of the plane. For bigger jets, yes, but for smaller planes the width of runway you need to do a u-turn is about the same as the width you need to safely land of a gust pushes the plane a bit sideways.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 day agoI thought you were going to say backs up then takes off again
The aircraft backs up using thrust reversers
Usually you do a 180 rather than reversing blind.
Don’t runways that are set up for the 180 have a bulge at one end?
Depends on the size of the plane. For bigger jets, yes, but for smaller planes the width of runway you need to do a u-turn is about the same as the width you need to safely land of a gust pushes the plane a bit sideways.
uwu
I thought you were going to say backs up then takes off again