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Unpleasant sound on the MD11 FD?

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I've just got a new set of speakers and WOW, what a difference. I can hear some beautiful sounds now, especially the cabin shaking when F50 are selected, very nice!I have one question, I can now hear a strange sound upon touchdown. It occurs upon main-wheel touchdown and then again as the nose-wheel makes contact. It sounds like a muffled trumpet, or to be a bit more crude, like somone breaking wind! :( What is it?Regards,Martin

You are hearing the Spoiler handle move. Compared to what i hear in videos it sounds its a bit too digital-ey tho, but thats just me

Bryan Richards

 

"People depend so much on automation that they forget how to get the automation to work." B.W.

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What your hear is NOT the spoiler lever moving, but the motor/mechansim driving the spoiler lever. This sound can be heard with or without having the spoilers armed, like in the real aircraft. The interesting thing is, this sound can have a different volume throughout the MD-11 fleet, on some you hear it more than on others...Markus

Markus Burkhard

 

So you hear it even though the spoilers are not armed? Why is that?

Bryan Richards

 

"People depend so much on automation that they forget how to get the automation to work." B.W.

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