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Old 31st Jul 2008, 23:35
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Rattling noises are perfectly normal. It's a 70 tonne airliner coming to a stop quick whilst moving over rock solid concrete. Things inside are bound to shake and rattle. The engines spool back up when reverse thrust is selected because the power needed is greater than idle, which is what they would have been in on touchdown, hence it sounds similar to the roar produced on takeoff.
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