"G Farris" wrote in message
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I've flown a lot of planes, of different sizes, and I always lift off
gently.
When I fly as a passenger on an airliner though, there is a "thud" or even
a
"bang" as the main wheels leave the runway. Sometimes this bang is so loud
is
frightens passengers, and once it was strong enough (on a 777 departing
for
Hong Kong) that I was sure we'd at least blown a tire, if not actually
struck
something with the mains. But in the end, it's always OK - just normal.
Who
knows what this is? Is it the pusher actuators on the main gear? The
telescoping elements of the main gear bottoming out? Just curious. . .


The latter. The gear might "bang" during retraction when it's inserted into
the wells, but it's several seconds later.


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO