Good questions. I'd like to know the answers as well. Especially about the nose wheel first landing manuver. Thanks!

After thinking about it the sound is probably just because it's old like how tapes crackle and whatnot and the nose landing is probably by design because of wing characteristics or similar I know the bae 146 is designed for flat landings nose and main together this probably has a strong nosewheel and handling similar to that just before touchdown it does level out flat actually

@@googaagoogaa12345678 thanks for your reply, Mathew. Interesting aircraft it was, without a doubt. Designed and built by the French, with plans to lincence build by Mcdollell Douglas. But in the end only four was ever build.

To get enough lift for short landings, the flaps have to extend very far down. This changes the relative angle of the wing with respect to the fuselage. The effect is that the fuselage sits lower in the front. The B-52 flies like this as well. This is not as noticeable on the low-lift, fast aircraft like airliners who use leading-edge slats.

It's a old video with no original audio....