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Is this aircraft's reversers deployed before weight on wheels? Or is it just an optical illusion. I truly can't tell, but to me it looks like both reversers are deployed while still in flight. Someone emailed this link to me to see if I could figure it out, but I can't tell.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Sudan...ext_id=1370121

It's airborne. About 6ft. At this point, I'm sure they're just speed brakes. There's no lift-dump on the wings yet, so I'm sure it could fly OK with the TR's on 2 of 4 deployed as long as they're in idle reverse.

Two of the four are, but the a/c is Russian..............nuff said. :rolleyes:

Could be like the C17 where the reversers can be deployed at idle inflight to act as speed brakes.

The DC-8 uses Engine 2/3 TRs as speedbrakes as well.

So does the lockheed Jetstar......pilots typically reverse the 2 inboard engines during a decent to make it nice and steep...cool flying airplane

I wonder if that screws up their pitch control/gives them any buffet on the tail in flight.

Be careful....

I have been on many Russian airplanes. They know how to build airplanes.

Anyway, the DC-8 is also certified for inflight reverser usage.

I like how the Tu154 usually survives a gear-up landing. Jack it up, extend the (often perfectly good) gear, and taxi off...

I am surprised you even need to put it back on the wheels. That tank should just be able to throttle up and taxi in on its belly!! :D

One of the most beautiful planes ever made IMHO!

Photos: Tupolev Tu-154M Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

I have see one of those things (from the reverser pic) close up.

-No slats, so the wings are about 8 feet thick at the roots

-It has a hydraulic ram that extends vertically from the tail (on the ground.) The ram actually has a set of castering wheels on it to keep the plane from tipping over onto its tail-too much weight with those four engines that far back.

*The kicker was that this plane didn't even have rivets on the fuselage-not a single one! What Ivan used was a bunch of regular (not even stainless steel) screws. Phillips head. Just get some new ones at Home Depot-I guess.... I suppose no one ever told Ivan about all the inconvenient problems with dissimilar metals and such-these things were rusted so badly I doubt a single would would have screwed out without breaking. Rust streaks galore!

-Russians do know how to build STRANGE airplanes......

Build them yes.... brute force method in many cases...... maintenance and keeping them flying is another story.

Il-62 prototype 1962, first entered service 1967 and the last one was produced in 1994.

over 360K pound max takeoff
fixed drooping leading edge extension on the outer 2/3rds of wing
range approximately 5K nm

Maybe the spoilers have to be manually deployed
and just maybe, the crew is on their 1st of three bounces??

Hey it's an Ilyushin...anything is possible ;)

He/she could have bounced the landing...

Yeah its okay......but the original 727 was still better I think. :)