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8bitslime t1_irpcb1t wrote

Reply to comment by OlDirtyTriple in TIL that passenger jet engines produce most of their thrust from fan at the front, not from the jet exhaust, and that this is called a high-bypass engine. by Rilot

The Q400 exists and passengers certainly don't wear any hearing protection. It does have a lot of features in the realm of noise reduction inside the cabin though, much more than a turbofan airliner.

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camwhat t1_irqklnp wrote

I tend to fall asleep quickly in Q400s. Ironically most of my family does so

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