hi i buyed the PMDG MD-11X its the best plane out there!but when i wanna pushback with reverse thrust the plane does not pushbeck i activate pushback 50%N1 reverse thrust but the plane does not pushback???is that normal,i mean planes can psuhback with reverse thrust.Yunus

hi i buyed the PMDG MD-11X its the best plane out there!but when i wanna pushback with reverse thrust the plane does not pushbeck i activate pushback 50%N1 reverse thrust but the plane does not pushback???is that normal,i mean planes can psuhback with reverse thrust.Yunus

Hi Yunus,Welcome to the group, please sign your posts with full name per forum rules here, thanks (or add it to your sig).As for pushing back with reverse thrusts in the MD-11, in real life that would surely get you fired and possibly arrested haha. You should be using the pushback command in the FMC or just press ######+P. I have never tried it personally, but I have on the runway and it does in fact push me back.

I laughed when I read this post because I thought 'that's ridiculous, pushing back with reverse thrust' but after having a look round the net have found this is common practice with some of AA fleet. They apparently only do this with the md-80 and he f100. However I think it is also down to individual airport policies due to the risk of FOD and risk of injury to ground staff and damage to buildings, plus the cost of the fuel. I couldn't imagine this being done in an md-11 though because it's a very heavy aircraft. To the OP, try an empty load with little fuel and see if the plane rolls back with reverse then?

i only had asked.an md-11 should be able to pushback with reverse thrust i only had wanna know if its possible tu pushback with reverse thrust in the MD-11X but again thanks. Yunus Aktas

yes it does dependant on the fuel and payload.

Just a simple question. Why would you do that with reverse??? You can do it within youre FMS! Aircraft with engines under the wing won't do it. Aircraft like DC-9, MD-80 and Fokker 70/100 don't have the problem to suck up all kind of dirt etc. to save theire engines.John

Just to add my thoughts than the pilots will need rear view mirrors as well, mite be an idea for pmdg to fit mirrors on the outside for reversing. :(

Does the PMDG simulation include a 'beep-beep-beep' when backing??

Quick quiz to test your knowledge of the arcane: Which commercial airliner allowed Reverse Thrust...in flight? :( First to answer gets...well, nothing but pride and accolades for knowing airliner trivia! My guess is it won't take long for PMDG'ers! :( Cheers!

Quick quiz to test your knowledge of the arcane: Which commercial airliner allowed Reverse Thrust...in flight? :( First to answer gets...well, nothing but pride and accolades for knowing airliner trivia! My guess is it won't take long for PMDG'ers! :( Cheers!

I'm pretty sure it was the DC8 but I'm probably way off...

I'm pretty sure it was the DC8 but I'm probably way off...

Hmmm...not sure about the DC-8. Interesting - maybe someone can weigh-in on that?But no - another airliner I have in mind...and it was more recent than the DC-8 (there's a small hint right there!)*** Update: I need to sign-off until 2100 UTC. Keep up the guesses - BRB! ***

The NASA Gulfstream does it while simulating a shuttle approach.

hi i buyed the PMDG MD-11X its the best plane out there!but when i wanna pushback with reverse thrust the plane does not pushbeck i activate pushback 50%N1 reverse thrust but the plane does not pushback???is that normal,i mean planes can psuhback with reverse thrust.Yunus

Hi the best way is to used the push back command from the fms. but in real live the reason the t/r is not used to push back is 1: normally the airplanes are to closed to the main terminal and ussually there is glass windows and jetways and oder ground ssuport equipment. 2: the engines are to closed to the ground so the have the tendency to ingest FOD. during landings there is no problem the acft is movig fwd but if you see the real ones the t/r are closed before the air speed drops below 60kt.

The NASA Gulfstream does it while simulating a shuttle approach.

True! That's a good example. But I'm looking for a commercial airliner that uses (on every flight, btw...another hint!) reverse thrust in flight...Again, good one on the Gulfstream.

True! That's a good example. But I'm looking for a commercial airliner that uses (on every flight, btw...another hint!) reverse thrust in flight...Again, good one on the Gulfstream.

Well I read that the Boeing C-17 can do it for certain combat situations, and the concorde was also able to do it.Kevin W.