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cockpit

[kok-pit] / ˈkɒkˌpɪt /
NOUN
pilot compartment
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For a year, the families of the victims have lived with unanswered questions: what happened in the cockpit, why the aircraft lost thrust, whether the disaster was human error, mechanical failure or something else entirely.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Cheaper options could be faster to roll out, he said, and other cockpit technologies in development could be more effective at preventing midair collisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

GKN Aerospace’s Garden Grove facility, which sits on 15.5 acres on Western Avenue, designs, analyzes, tests and certifies military canopies, cockpit windows and passenger widows, according to its website.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Saturday's action was thwarted by wind, waves and an issue with the cockpit canopy's latch not fastening.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

All the warning lights in the cockpit came on.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin



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