Why Don’t Planes Use Reverse Thrust To Push Back?

When a plane departs an airport and pushes back from the gate, it uses a small but powerful ‘tug’ truck to reverse. But why don’t airlines save on the cost and use powerful jet engines to push back?

Article link: https://simpleflying.com/reverse-thrust-push-back/

Video source links:
A330 Air China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERXjTwRLIrM
A330-300 Delta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmeoASbjWwQ
A380-800 Korean Air https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGGdHoRATYg
747 British Airways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpRHKAPKZas
A380 Air France https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfKmmi8x4CQ
737 Unloading cargo timelapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fll8IsjF4nc
727 FedEx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNYqIl7P9RQ
717 Delta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5RuUw8iKvM
737 OrcaLivery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48tUZ9aZAyA
737 Ryanair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0NQz6POCwQ
A350-1000 Cathay Pacific https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enA1vnuBCVQ
Toyota Backup Camera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnAn2mxEzr0
747 Qantas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFqJNhX_hNI
A320 Alitalia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrF2fThBjHo

Website: https://simpleflying.com/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/simpleflyingnews
Twitter: https://twitter.com/simple_flying

#Aviation #Flight #Avgeek

aviationplanesflying