Originally Posted by
Speedbird172
That aircraft is a Russian-built TU-154 that has the ability to do that. I don't know much more than that (I'm sure you can search somewhere for answers) but I would imagine they act just as speedbrakes until landing at which point the TRs kick in.
Nope, it's the Ilyushin Il-62, the Tu-154 is a 3 holer. The Il-62 has 4 engines, not 2 like it appears, so basically they are just spoiling the thrust on the outer two engines (not reversing) and using the inner two engines for landing.
Here's a better picture
