Why Is The Pilot’s Cabin In An Airplane Called A “cockpit”?

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

As with many aviation terms, it has carried over from the nautical term for the steering station on a sailing ship. The crew member responsible for the steering was the Coxwain, so his station became known as the “Cox’s Pit” shortened to “cockpit”
Other carry-overs from the nautical world include captain, first officer, purser, cabin, forward, [...]

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Plane cockpit synthetic vision technology by nasa

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

visit – NASA effort to develop commercial aircraft cockpit synthetic vision system aboard a Gulfstream V business jet. The science and technology behind this program have application to the light general aviation and airline air transport sectors as well. Brought to you by http and (discount video games!) … “aviation news” “synthetic vision” [...]

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