(louis) wrote
Recently I was in a 737-700 during my trip. I noticed that the
landing speed was quite high. Anyone know what the normal landing
speed is for this aircraft?

Could be around 120-130 kts

Also, I noticed that there was another way to slow down the aircraft
after touching down. Was it reverse thrust of the engines? I am
confused because reverse thrust would cause engine overheating (that
is, there would be no air flowing through the engine but pushed out by
the reverse pitch of the blades).

Three ways to slow a jetliner, wheel brakes, reverse thrust, and
ground spoilers on top of the wing.
The "blades" do not change pitch, the exhaust out the rear of the
engine is turned around by deflectors.

Bob Moore
ATP B-727 B-707