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cockpit

[kok-pit] / ˈkɒkˌpɪt /
NOUN
pilot compartment
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Another pilot assigned to the return flight who was also on board "noticed the cockpit door opening and closing repeatedly in an unusual manner", according to the findings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Boeing has said its next new aircraft will be designed around having two pilots in the cockpit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It is not unusual for temperatures in an F1 cockpit to rise above 40C.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He wrote that “somebody in that Delta cockpit lost spatial awareness near an object roughly the size of a condominium building with wings.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

As he reached for the eject button, Powers realized that the plane's centrifugal force was pressing the lower half of his body into the cockpit.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Based in a converted Second World War hangar overlooking San Francisco Bay, the start-up makes self-flying aircraft without cockpits, designed either to spray crops or deliver cargo.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

At the Singapore Airshow, the exhibition halls are lined with scale models, mock cockpits, and interactive displays showing the latest commercial jets and aviation technology.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 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

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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