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AssesAssesEverywhere t1_j6jiu7t wrote

Reply to comment by pseudopad in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92

Last time I was on an airplane they had the pneumatic headphones. Just 2 holes that you plugged hollow rubber tubes into with headphones on the end. It sounded just as shitty as it sounds. This would have been around 1990/91.

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pseudopad t1_j6jj2vw wrote

That's pretty cool actually. Would love to actually try them, even if the quality was awful.

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flunky_the_majestic t1_j6jwmov wrote

>a channel you could tune to to listen in to the cockpit and pilots communicating with the tower.

I had a flight around 2012 with this feature. I liked it a lot.

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scuac t1_j6l0w6e wrote

“What’s your vector Victor?”

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AssesAssesEverywhere t1_j6jscuj wrote

You could probably get a stethoscope and pull the end off, then just place the tube on your phone speaker to get the same effect. It was very hollow sounding. I did enjoy a handful of movies with them on the flights, so they worked enough.

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aguyjustaguy t1_j6l5mj7 wrote

I remember you could put your head next to the port and hear the very low audio coming out of the arm. The tubes just amplified it to your ear.

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squigs t1_j6jvc2k wrote

They did the job though, and you're never going to get a great audio experience on a plane.

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