Cabin Crew Ground Effect Thrust 
Fear of Landing
JANUARY 17, 2025
There were 175 passengers, four cabin crew and two flight crew on board. The collision killed all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members. The only survivors were the two cabin crew seated in the aft jump seats. The 737 does not use Weight on Wheels (WoW) to enable the thrust reversers.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. Vortex size is also affected by proximity to the ground. If youre flying low enough to be in ground effect, the vortex isnt able to fully develop. This phenomenon is called Ground Effect.
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