CPL Aircraft General Knowledge · Mock exam

Bucket (clamshell) thrust reversers, used on some turbojet and turboprop aircraft, function by:

• A.Mechanical deflector buckets swing into the exhaust and redirect the core jet forward
• B.Deploying cascade vanes in the fan duct to redirect bypass air
• C.Reversing the direction of the turbine stages
• D.Opening louvres in the fuselage to redirect engine exhaust