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cockpit

[kok-pit] / ˈkɒkˌpɪt /
NOUN
pilot compartment
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“It lets us build more dynamic, immersive experiences. In the cockpit of the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy, that now means Unreal Engine 5 delivers a more responsive, cinematic experience than ever before.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Flight instrumentation is installed in the cockpit of a Beechcraft King Air aircraft.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Video of the incident emerged showing the cockpit apparently becoming detached from the rotor.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

There are industry divides over which bill allows more flexibility to comply with new mandates and whether airlines should be required to make potentially costly retrofits of cockpit systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Behind him, the purple strip lighting of Pleiades Corporation lines the cockpit.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

China is now considered by many as leading in areas like smart cockpits, battery technology and assisted driving systems.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

Airlines and engine makers are deploying new measures to curb instances of toxic fumes leaking into cockpits and cabins as momentum builds toward fixing a chronic problem in the aviation industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 18, 2025

Passengers on US flights are generally banned from entering airplane cockpits.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2024

The company is already planning to launch the platform's next generation in 2025, which would include improvements in computing capabilities and smart cockpits, Zhu said.

From Reuters Jul. 31, 2023

The flares were kept where the aircrew could reach them, and their explosions told Larisa that the flames had already reached the cockpits of the burning Po-2.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein



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