Eli5: Why can’t jetliners go backwards under their own power?
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Turbine (jet engines) don’t run in change directions. Reverse thrust used to stop is performed by a V gate when landing. The V redirects the exhaust forward while the plane is going 100s mph. Like standing right in front of a fan. Why they don’t use it to back up, is because it uses to much fuel. And expells hot jet exhaust forward over the wing, that will damage the wing. Since the jet is not moving.
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