And the propulsion system always fascinated me. Virgil brings her into the hover and THEN fires the lift engines to descend. They can be heard winding down BEFORE T2 actually touches down..incredible
Brought into the hover on the main nuclear drive, conventional lift engines started to hold her there and the main drive is shut down - that's what you can hear winding down...
I often wonder how you pilots manage these days without a F/E to manage the power plant for you.
"Retard! Retard!" as the Airbus yells at the crew when they touch down. 