McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 - Northwest Airlines | Aviation Photo #0975772

Anonymous

17 years ago

Congrats on your first photo! Glad to see it after the rework!!
--Vas

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very nice picture, didn't know they could do that!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very nice powerback action shots.

Cheers
Avro

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very very interesting picture! ...this is definitely a procedure rare to see! Congratulations!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Good picture.......and the correct terminology for this "pushback with reverse thrust" is powerback!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Beautiful timing and light you dont get pictures like this everyday

Anonymous

17 years ago

I've read dozens of posts about this procedure. But this if the *first* actual photo I've seen of a DC-9 doing it.

Chet Pryor

Anonymous

17 years ago

It's look so cool, It's never see it in Hong Kong.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Hey, how else do we clean up the ramp in the winter?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Need to take out the snow from streets? Here is an idea. ;) T.B.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Interesting photo if we don't read the description... It looks like she landed straight to the gate and is applying full reverse to stop right on the spot. Notice that left elevator is up while right elevator didn't move. (???)

Anonymous

17 years ago

Why is one elevator up and the other down?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Nice action shot! WRT to the poster before, DC-9 can get away with it due to the positioning of the engines - which are no where as near to the ground as on a 737.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Nice photo Damon!!

I'm SOOOO glad to see that this photo made it into the database.

I remember that it was rejected before, but it made it, and I'm happy!

And also your first shot in the DB.

VERY good for a first shot!

Regards,
Reykjavik Spotters - David

Anonymous

17 years ago

Fast and furies

Anonymous

17 years ago

Blow-backs are always fun to watch. The tug driver must have been inside drinking his hot cocoa! Nice shot Damon.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Rare occasion to see that kind of action

Anonymous

17 years ago

Excellent and well captured. Something we don't see everyday. Also an answer to something I did not know. Can planes reverse with reverse thrust? Thank you for the answer!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Hey, is this how Northwest cleans their gates these days? Nice money-saver strategy. Did the BK judge recommend this? :)

Anonymous

17 years ago

DTW McNamera terminal is really cool!!!!
As you get out of your vehicle and look over the parking balcony, you see things just like this....
The airport has a long line of DC-9's to view....
Cool Pic!!!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very cool

Anonymous

17 years ago

Wow!!! Spectacular!!! Is there some noise???

Anonymous

17 years ago

I think is a good way to heat-up the engine for the flight... =P.. not bad

Anonymous

17 years ago

Great photo, I love the DC-9, keep up the good work.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very nice picture, but I'm amazed that self push-back using reverse trust is allowed when there is ice around. I would have thought the risk of ingestion into the engines, or other damage to the aircraft would have been too high.

Anonymous

17 years ago

That is one cool picture!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Can anyone explain how come only the left elevator is deflected and not the right?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Awesome!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Look at all that snow........and did the plane fly ?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Cool! But is that even legal?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very original photo!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Good job Damon!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Wow. I've never seen that before since I live in LA.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Yea very nice, that 737 was dangerous to powerback as it has wing mouted engines and there for snow could be sucked into the engine causing problems i think...lol

Anonymous

17 years ago

Definitely odd to see the the left side of the elevator up with the right side down...very nice pic!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Amazing shot! (Just don't get hit with that stuff!) ;)

Anonymous

17 years ago

So rare, and great angle

Anonymous

17 years ago

Anyone else notice the port elevator is but not the starboard?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Wonderful capture at just the right moment. I love seeing shots like this from my home airport. Backing out like that is truly a unique and very loud procedure. I have a video up on FL350.com of one powering back, albeit no snow or anything. I look foreword to seeing more of your pictures.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Good photo but this is absolutely disgusting airmanship. I have never seen such lack of professionalism from a flight crew in my entire life. America needs a strict review of their procedures to bring their levels of safety and professionalism up to standard.

Anonymous

17 years ago

I LOVE it, the power, the sound, the sight!!!
I need to get over to DTW, to go SPOTTING!!!
The "airmanship" is just FINE!!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Yeah, great shot! But I feel a little uneasy with such old DC-9's still flying after (for some) over 20 years of constant daily service :O, hope they keep good maintenance.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Perfect shot showing the DC-9's power pushback. Love the ice blowing from the reversers.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Excellent. I had the pleasure of being on board a DC-9-30 and powerbacking... it is very fun!
Great photo.

Anonymous

17 years ago

I love thrust reversers great shot

Anonymous

17 years ago

Fantastic shot Damon! Superb action!

Anonymous

17 years ago

You know, engines have very high operating temperatures, I doubt any snow or ice would have even made it past the outlet or inlet. It's debri that is a problem.

Anonymous

16 years ago

Absolutly amazing!

Anonymous

16 years ago

Everytime I hit this site, i have to see this picture! Nothing beats an old DC-9 in that old NW livery!! Marvelous shot!!

Anonymous

16 years ago

Very good picture

Anonymous

16 years ago

Very nice, I had no idea tail mounts could do tht....

Anonymous

16 years ago

Is the plane going to crash? is it landing or what? i like it but i just wanted to know!! yay!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Some Larger aircraft elevator will move independently to assist the aileron, you'll also find this with spoilers (757). Not sure if this is the case here but you can see also the ailerons are deflected so the yoke is prolly just not in a neutral position, or maybe its a MX flight?

adious putos!

Anonymous

15 years ago

To explain the assymmetry on the elevators: on this type of aircraft (also the MD 80 series) the elevators are controlled via a control tab. so with the airflow over the elevator- the controls column in the cockpit will adjust a little tab on the elevator, and this tab then moves the whole elevator to the desired position. and once the tab is activly controlling one side of the elev. it will handle both of them

Anonymous

14 years ago

It maybe faster, but not safe.
Think of Air Florida flight 90.

Anonymous

13 years ago

I'd agree. it's not a good idea. we all remember Air Florida disaster. I don't think this poses the same amount of risk and danger though, as the engines on DC-9 are mounted much higher than in 737.

Anonymous

13 years ago

I believe this photo shows how dangerous it is to execute this operation. That pilot had to of got written up for that, I hope! Clearly, with the reversers in operation, it increases the danger zone in front of the engine ahead of the wing, and within gate area, that is obviously extremely dangerous! Tugs were designed for a reason. Then again, pilots could care less about the safety of anyone else but the plane and all on board.

Anonymous

12 years ago

Ah how i miss this, to everyone confused about this or thinking it was dangerous, yes, slightly dangerous but this was common practice for dc-9s of northwest (not sure if many other airlines did this as well) to conduct a powerback rather then tug out because it was just that much easier by erasing a step. Also physics would tell us that the ice is being blown away from the plane and not towards it. five stars for the memories of being a child watching and hearing these from the gates.

Anonymous

11 years ago

This is an astounding photo. Not only does it provide beautiful clarity of the plane and its features, but it's the bygone NWA livery. Not to mention it's a powerback! Always fun to see, absolute joy to hear!

wiggy

197 Victoria, Australia

5 years ago

thats amazing

wiggy

197 Victoria, Australia

5 years ago

AMERICAN AIRLINES MD80 STYLE NICE

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