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cockpit
- Sinônimos
- flight deck
- Definição1
- That portion of a fuselage or nacelle designed to accommodate the pilot and the crew of an airplane and equipped with all the controls and instruments needed for flying the airplane.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Definição2
- The compartment in which all the flight, engine, systems, communications, and navigation are located. It also houses the flight crew.
- Fonte2
- CAMPOS, M. C.; PAIVA, P. T.; PRICEVICIUS, T.; VARANDA, T. V. C. Glossário de aviação. São Paulo: Núcleo de Estudos de Tradução, 2002.
- Definição3
- The forward area in an aircraft from where the aircraft is controlled by the pilot.
- Fonte3
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual on aeroplane upset prevention and recovery training. Montreal, 2014. (Doc. 10011 AN/506).
- Fonte4
- CROCKER, David. Dictionary of aviation. 2nd ed. London: A&C, 2005.
- Nota adicional1
- An observer's cockpit has instruments but no controls.
- Contexto
- For example, in an actual upset in flight, the pilot may be floating up against the shoulder harness and seat belt making it difficult for the pilot to apply proper control inputs. Unsecured items may also be flying around the cockpit.
- Subárea
- Piloting
- Related Term
- cockpit canopy
- Spanish
- puesto de pilotaje
- Imagem
Airbus A380 cockpit. Most Airbus cockpits are computerised glass cockpits featuring fly-by-wire technology. The control column has been replaced with an electronic sidestick.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Airbus_A380_cockpit.jpg
