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Re:Why airlines no longer use rear-engine planes by nofinator on Sunday August 15, 2021 @11:45AM (#28189684)
My Dad told me rear-engine planes were popular because they were quieter for most of the passengers in the cabin, except for those near the back. But that was the 80s. The post doesn't talk about that. Maybe engines are generally quieter now so this is a non-issue?
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Re:Why airlines no longer use rear-engine planes by lostapathy on Sunday August 15, 2021 @02:00PM (#28190805)
Or maybe airlines just plain don't care about passenger experience in any other way today, so why would they care about this?
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Re:Why airlines no longer use rear-engine planes by pixl97 on Sunday August 15, 2021 @02:04PM (#28190835)
The number one passenger experience is cost.
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Re:Why airlines no longer use rear-engine planes by takenpilot on Sunday August 15, 2021 @02:39PM (#28191217)
Is this why they put first-class in the front, even though they're exposed to all the poor people walking past them?
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Re:Why airlines no longer use rear-engine planes by photoGrant on Sunday August 15, 2021 @10:27PM (#28194412)
No, it's so they get off first
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