Who remembers acoustic headsets?

[crm911]

I was trying to describe those uncomfortable stethoscope-like earpieces with stiff dual tubes that went into a dual hole in the armrest back in the 1970s. As a student I used to avoid the $2 rental fee by making a cone from a menu card and poking back the flap that stopped the sound from leaking.

Can't find a picture because there are too many electronic headsets that come up in an image search.

 

[TonyHancock]

These?........

 

[serfty]

Here's one:



I am trying to remember if those QF A300's they used to fly on the golden triangle until around the turn of the century still used them. ISTR a dark blue colour.

 

[crm911]

I *knew* AFF was the best place to ask for it! Thanks.

 

[elbarto]

I remember using them on an AN flight in 1994.

 

[Joshua]

I remember them from my childhood. TN (Australian Airlines) had them too. Actually it's a good question to ask, I always assumed I flew on their 737-300s - did the 737-400s (which transferred to QF and are nearly all gone now) ever have them?

 

[Austman]

Northwest Airlines (the launch customer for the 747-400) still used them on those aircraft well into the 1990s!

Northwest Airlines first placed the 747-400 in commercial service in February 9, 1989.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-400

 

[horseman]

I remember them

 

[JohnM]

I certainly remember them domestically and I have particular memories of them on UA flights in LOTFAP in 1995 listening to pilot chatter on channel 10, IIRC.

 

[here2go]

Used them on the JAL A300s HND-NRT in Dec 2007. Went well with a glass of Skytime.

 

[aupirate]

AIRNZ had them does a DC 8 sound right? Would have been transtasman

 

[rogerkambah]

I am pretty sure I came across these in a TAA B727 in 1969 when i was a uni student.

 

[DeKa]

I remember them on my first international flight - to Port Moresby, in 1985. I remember them being uncomfortable. Unfortunately I don't remember the origin airport in Australia, what airline or aircraft type it was.

 

[docjames]

Wasn't the idea you could pull your siblings headphones out of the socket and blast them when they weren't expecting it (air/noise/other)?

[;-)]

 

[Happy Trails]

I can remember when a theatre organist would pop up through a trapdoor at the front of economy.
Ah, those were the days.

 

[rogerkambah]

I remember when most of the a/c was First class, 4 across in a 727 and economy was a few rows 3 + 3 in the back end - bit cramped in a DC9.

 

[JohnM]

And I remember when smoking was allowed in the whole cabin, later reduced to part of the cabin, and the CSM request "Please, no cigars." :shock:.... cough, cough...:evil:. Now seems hard to believe that this ever happened.

 

[JessicaTam]

I think I used them on a Thai flight in '84.

 

[UP4014]

Certainly remember them from flying QF, TAA and Ansett in the 1970's and early 80's, but gone after that for flights i was on.

Matt

 

[rogerkambah]

Me too, I used to smoke then. Also in F coffee was served from a silver pot with cream in a silver jug! Ah, luxury, luxury.