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givemeethekeys
on Jan 25, 2024
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A Boeing passenger jet's nose wheel fell off just ...
I've always wondered what the wheel tightening noises are right before taxiing.
trbleclef
on Jan 25, 2024
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That's Airbuses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPUWaaXMvcg
p1mrx
on Jan 25, 2024
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So it's the hydraulic equivalent of a buck/boost converter?
Faaak
on Jan 25, 2024
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nicely put, but yeah.
More pleasant than the dying whale sound™ produced by some of the engines they use (PW1000G)
ttymck
on Jan 25, 2024
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Do you mean the drill-like noises (reminds me of racing impact wrench)? I always assumed that was the cargo pay door securing itself.
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