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thrust reverser

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thrust reverser [′thrəst ri′vər·sər]
(aerospace engineering)
A device or apparatus for reversing thrust, especially of a jet engine.


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CAA investigators explain that during the take-off run there was a false indication that the Nos 2 and 3 engine thrust reversers had unlocked, which automatically triggered retraction of the inboard wing leading-edge slats at the point of rotation for take-off.
Spanish newspapers have also said that a fault with the right engine's thrust reverser forced mechanics to deactivate it a "few days" before the accident.
In May 1991, a Lauda Air Boeing 767 crashed in Thailand with the loss of 223 lives when the thrust reverser automatically went into operation.
 
 
 
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