Why Planes Can't Move in Reverse
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Despite what many people think, moving backward isn't entirely impossible for an aircraft (of course if we talk about traveling on the ground). It's another matter that they never do. Some planes can perform a so-called "powerback," which is the very thing that makes it move in reverse. In this case, a plane's jet engines direct the thrust forward instead of backward.
Jet airplanes can use the reverse thrust if they need to brake as fast as possible after the touchdown, or when they need to make an emergency stop. Anyway, if planes can potentially taxi backward, why don't they? And what about flying in reverse?
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SUMMARY:
The reverse thrust takes a lot of effort (and I mean it!). As a result, the noise produced in the process is literally deafening.
An engine running at full reverse thrust is a serious safety risk. Powerful airstreams propel debris lifted from the ground at an incredible speed.
On top of that, to make the reverse thrust as effective as possible, the plane's engines must work at full blast. But in this case, they spend much more fuel than usual.
When a pilot applies the brakes while moving backward, it can potentially cause a tailstrike. In this case, the tail of the aircraft hits the ground or some other solid object.
But can they fly in reverse? Well, most experts are surprisingly unanimous when responding to this question, and their answer is a firm "no."
On the other hand, there’s one exception to the "no-flying backward" rule. If the wind is extremely strong, and the plane's flying at its minimum speed (which is also slower than that of the wind), the aircraft will be moving backward relative to the ground.
The higher you go, the thinner the air becomes, until there's hardly any air at all. This means that neither large wings with a clever shape, nor powerful engines, will help a plane to climb very high anywhere near the vacuum of space.
The problem with extremely hot temperatures is that planes can't generate enough lift to get into the air! And if there's no lift, there's no flight.
The wings won't have enough "stuff" to push against, and will be unable to produce the necessary lift.
Most hurricanes form at a much lower altitude than thunderstorms. As a result, a plane can easily fly over parts of a hurricane.
As for a thunderstorm, it can create a gigantic cloud structure with the top reaching more than 60,000 ft!
That's way higher than the average cruising altitude of commercial planes, which is about 35,000 ft.
As for flying over a tornado, it can turn out to be just as dangerous because the effects of this natural phenomenon can go well beyond the plane's maximum cruising altitude.
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TIMESTAMPS:
Why planes don't taxi backward ⬅️ 1:03
Can they fly in reverse? 2:43
Funny exception 3:10
Could planes replace rockets one day? 🚀 3:31
Is it possible to create electric airplanes? 4:22
Why can't planes take off when the weather is too hot? 5:09
Are aircraft able to fly through hurricanes? 💨 5:52
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Title: *no*
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2050: 1st reverse airplane
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Nah, been done already, harrier has been capable of flying in reverse for decades, and our kestrels before that
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heres a shortcut to your answer:
Plane: flies
Plane: Tries to go to backward
Plane: stops to go backwards.
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2:35 Japan airlines flight 123 crashed when it suffered from in-flight structural failure due to improper repair on the tail following a tailstrike which caused rapid decompression and loss of control
This is so strange we just did a lesson about this exact topic today in class. ✈️
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When it comes to electric "commercial" air lines at the current tech it's just not feasible now or in the near future, however, there are small electric air craft now that are in use
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Nice video and very good explination.
NWA used to do powerbacks all the time at DLH and MSP with their 727s, DC9s, and MD80 series...
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2:17
Landing gear should tilt and metal doesn’t work like that or we’d have crashes 24/7.
What I mean is that when you tailstrike the tail doesn’t break off immediately.
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Title: why planes can't move in reverse
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I have proof that planes can go backwards. When a plane leaves its gate, it goes backwards!
05:40 If planes need less temperature for take off, then how do planes at the Gulf countries (Saudi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and UAE) take off during hot summer when temperature touches 50'C?.
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In regards to most comments talking about planes going backwards at the airport. How that happens is an Aircraft pushback tractor hooks up to the plane either by airplane tow bar or lifting up the front landing gear. Then it pulls or pushes the plane to the terminal gate or the designated spot on the taxiway where the aircraft pushback tractor unhooks from the aircraft and the aircraft powers out until it reaches the runway and flies out.
How I know this? I work as an Airline Operations Coordinator.
Man, some airplanes can go on reverse. They have special propellers that turn 90 degrees and thus can go backwards. I've seen one with my very eyes!
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Trying to fly a plane in reverse is like trying to look at you neck
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A jet engine does not reverse direction, the airflow is just redirected forward
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James Sawyer , yes and so it is, but the very first aircraft I saw reversing was a C130, freighter for DELTA in 1965 @ KINGSTON JAMAICA, , it was backing up to the freight terminal. But many years later on a B727-200, it backed away from the terminal, I was on it, EWR-KIN, then another time A DC 9 also back away from the terminal, but the last was on aB757, oddly enough those planes were NOT really loaded, Cheers from NJ. 🇺🇸
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Despite what many people think, moving backward isn't entirely impossible for an aircraft (of course if we talk about traveling on the ground). It's another matter that they never do. Some planes can perform a so-called "powerback," which is the very thing that makes it move in reverse.
Reversers are used for slowing down the aircraft when aborting takeoff or on touchdown
2:26 *oh no! Look like the back isn’t safe anymore*
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Can planes go backwards?
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for some of y’all saying it’s “pushback” it’s not. a powerback is basically pushback with no vehicles and just engine power.
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The maneuver is called a push back I’ve never heard of a power back with a tug.
Edit my bad i didn't know that there was no assistance i thought i had saw a tug and thought they meant a push back.
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yeah. a powerback is pushback without vehicles and just engine power
Next thing you know,there will be taxi pullers in the air
A. C-130 turboprop cganges the pitch on the propellers and back itself into a reventment.
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in one of the videos, they said night flights are more turbulent but even real pilots say night flights are less turbulent
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Can a plane fly when a tornado is happening
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Actually the main reason why they don’t go in reverse is because the put the landing gear in reverse when they land so they slow down better witch is also why they always change the tires on planes so it is too dangerous to use them normally
A plane from Singapore to India have moved in reverse 30 November 2019 Indigo airlines
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But how does plane fly in India when temp go as high as 55°C?
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It’s obvious, the engine cannot go in both directions unless it is specially modified to do that, and the plane would need to be symmetrical and have two tails or stabilizers on both sides.
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2:30 that's why the tailstrike Avoidance Object exist...
A Harrier jet can fly backwards on its own. I have seen it.
I’ve seen a C-130 (no jets, 4 props) show off it ability to taxi backwards, before taking off at an air show.
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Then how do they push back from the gate
Can plane can emergency land on road
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