When a plane departs an airport, its first movement will be to push back from the gate. To do so, an aircraft will generally use a small but powerful 'tug' truck to reverse it away from the terminal building. But why don't airlines save on the cost and use the reverse thrust of an aircraft's powerful jet engines to push back?
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