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"""""While flying in the “Golden Age” of air travel looks nice, I’d pass. Have a feeling that travel took a lot longer, the planes were a lot less safe, and you felt the weather bumps and bad air a lot more."""""

Yeah, it looks really hard on the passengers.

While flying in the “Golden Age” of air travel looks nice, I’d pass. Have a feeling that travel took a lot longer, the planes were a lot less safe, and you felt the weather bumps and bad air a lot more.

Q: How much quieter is it to ride in a modern jet as compared to the 1950s?
A: 15 decibel reduction and 12 decibel reduction
Modern jets are significantly quieter than those from the 1950s. Compared to the first jet aircraft, modern aircraft have been reduced by 97% on departure and 94% on arrival, resulting in a 15 decibel reduction and 12 decibel reduction, respectively. This dramatic reduction is primarily due to the transition from low-bypass to high-bypass turbofan engines, which move more air around the engine core rather than through it, significantly muffling the exhaust noise. Additionally, the use of hush kits and liners helps absorb sound waves.
They are 85% quieter in the cruise phase (level flight).

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Yeah, it looks really hard on the passengers.

I’m guessing those were advertising pics. So of course they were going to make the experience look attractive.

I always bring my noise canceler headphones onboard in case of crying babies. I bet they didn’t have those back-in-the-day.