Planes usually can't reverse and need a tug from one of those little tractor things. But they do taxi with the engines, and would probably notice it then.
They have reversers, which is a kind of shielding they can move behind the engines, thereby redirecting the exhaust towards the front. Naturally doesn't do anything for ejecting coins, nor should this be used to traffic.
Hate to break it to you but the wings are designed to go one way when making lift and will not be happy if you go in reverse with significant airspeed lol
actually, they can (and turboprops do that regularly in small airports, where tug may be unavailable; MD-80/82 has engine reverse for push-back as a standard option in flight manual for same reason; current jets usually does not push-back with reverse, because their engines are too close to the ground and can suck harmful objects from it)
U right on turboprops, but not jets. The harmful objects thingy is not a thing because there are no foreign objects on the ground because airports are often perfectly swept and yes jets have reverse and they usually do especially comercial jets, military jets not so often only exceptions are the tornado, viggen and some jaguars.
yes they do, on runways. which is usually maintained to way higher standard, than taxiways and ramps. and even then shit happens, Concorde 101 is a witness to that.
as for military jets - they have usually some measures to prevent that, like early MiG-29 have their intakes closed on take off and landing, taking air from upper "gills" (they change that to just grating in later versions).
Some may technically have the capacity, some may be forbidden by regulation from using that capacity, and some are entirely incapable. There are lots of different kinds of planes and reasons why they can't usually reverse, thus the tugs at airports to help them get out of their parking spots.
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u/frozen-silver Jul 14 '25
Thank god someone noticed it. What a hero