February 27, 2010

Clunk

With all of the advances in technology and engineering etc going on constantly in the world, why on earth does it still make such a prehistoric racket when planes let down their landing gear? Guaranteed that first-time flyers shit their pants every time it happens. You'd think they'd have found a quieter, smoother mechanism by now. No? Just me?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Look at it from another perspective: maybe it's reassuring to hear the gear drop and lock into place. Imagine the alternative...

cmacc said...

True. Good thought.