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A Nervous Flyer's Guide to Airplane Noises
An airplane is the result of very complex engineering and requires several systems to work in harmony with each other, just like the human body. So naturally, airplanes can make a wide variety of noises. Unfortunately, many travelers are not accustomed to these noises, and therefore quite a few of them can sound unsettling or even ominous. Unfamiliar aircraft sounds tend to be one of the most common reasons to cause nervousness onboard, so here is a breakdown of a few of the most common ones you… (aeroxplorer.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Some other forgotten noises are the landing gear being deployed before landing, especially when it locks., and there is a silent and uncomfortable moment in summer, when the Ground energy is disconnected , the apu is on but the air conditioning is turned off to generate extra power for starting the engines.
When you hear a pop, see the FA serving drinks wince, and the o2 masks drop, you may have a problem.
Mentour Pilot (Petter Hornfeldt) did a similar YouTube video sometime back, I believe.
Yes, but his did not include the 3,000 ads in the sidebar and at the bottom!
Probably because his channel is already monetized. And he has Patreon subscribers.
Can you post the link? I couldn't find it on the channel.
When my son was about 8 years old, he was flying with his mother on a Nord Prop Jet. There was a woman behind them that was making panicky comments to the woman with her every time the plane made a noise or bumped a bit on a slightly choppy flight. When the landing gear came down, which was loud as they were sitting under the wing, my son said to his mother, "Wasn't that the sound that Dad said a plane made just before the wing came off?" This provoked the expected freakout behind him. P.S. the wing didn't come off.