Cockpit
noun
The place where the pilot sits to control an airplane or a racing car.
The pilot's cockpit in a Boeing 747 has over 900 switches, dials, and controls.
Often appears as...
- aircraft cockpit
- car cockpit
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Technical
noun
A place or setting of intense activity or battle.
The classroom became a cockpit of debate.
Often appears as...
- cockpit of debate
- cockpit of competition
noun
The well or pit in a yacht where the helm is.
The couple sat in the cockpit of their sailboat, enjoying the breeze.
Often appears as...
- yacht cockpit
- boat cockpit
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Technical
noun
The place where the pilot sits to control an airplane or a racing car.
The pilot's cockpit in a Boeing 747 has over 900 switches, dials, and controls.
Often appears as...
- aircraft cockpit
- car cockpit
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A place or setting of intense activity or battle.
The classroom became a cockpit of debate.
Often appears as...
- cockpit of debate
- cockpit of competition
noun
The well or pit in a yacht where the helm is.
The couple sat in the cockpit of their sailboat, enjoying the breeze.
Often appears as...
- yacht cockpit
- boat cockpit
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Control Center
In aviation and automotive, 'cockpit' refers to where controls are operated.
She accessed the cockpit to start the engine.
Pro Tip 2/3High Complexity
In airplanes, the cockpit can be complex, with many instruments.
He was amazed by the cockpit's complexity.
Pro Tip 3/3Restricted Area
The cockpit is often a restricted area for authorized personnel only.
Passengers were not allowed into the cockpit.
Pro Tip 1/3Control Center
In aviation and automotive, 'cockpit' refers to where controls are operated.
She accessed the cockpit to start the engine.
Pro Tip 2/3High Complexity
In airplanes, the cockpit can be complex, with many instruments.
He was amazed by the cockpit's complexity.
Pro Tip 3/3Restricted Area
The cockpit is often a restricted area for authorized personnel only.
Passengers were not allowed into the cockpit.
Pro Tip 1/3Control Center
In aviation and automotive, 'cockpit' refers to where controls are operated.
She accessed the cockpit to start the engine.
Pro Tip 2/3High Complexity
In airplanes, the cockpit can be complex, with many instruments.
He was amazed by the cockpit's complexity.
Pro Tip 3/3Restricted Area
The cockpit is often a restricted area for authorized personnel only.
Passengers were not allowed into the cockpit.
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A broken body isn't a...
the tarmac and there was this red white and blue airplane it was beautiful they lifted me into the cockpit they had to slide me up on the wing put me in the cockpit they sat me down there are buttons and dials everywhere I'm going Wow and he ever know what all these buttons and dials do Andrew the instructor got in the front started the airplane up he said would you like to
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Stories of Exploration...
had the opportunity to play with all the buttons in the cockpit and I said to myself you know what I think I can do this and the second opportunity he provided me was to go flying in a small single-engine airplane just over in my neighborhood and that's when it hit me it's like oh my gosh there's a world out there and I was just flying over my
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Ben Saunders: Three...
Taxied up and down the runway a few times, just to flatten it out a bit, and he said, "Right, I'm going to -- I'm going to give it a go." And he -- I've now learned that this is standard practice, but it had me worried at the time. He put his hand on the throttle. You can see the control for the engines is actually on the roof of the cockpit.
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Barrington Irving:...
after he answered the question of how much money he made I took interest in aviation and he did something very key that turned my interest into passion he gave me the opportunity to go to Miami International Airport and sit down in the cockpit of the aircraft that he flew
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What can we learn from...
so he laid it out like a plane, as you can see there. Slightly worryingly, he put most of the important government buildings in the cockpit. But if you zoom in, in the very center of Brasilia, just where the point is there, you see it's littered with desire paths.
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Can we create new senses...
And that's just the beginning. What we're envisioning is taking a modern cockpit full of gauges and instead of trying to read the whole thing, you feel it. We live in a world of information now, and there is a difference between accessing big data
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Focke Wulf Part PIPE...
that's part of a cockpit that's what I'd like them to help us find Hey look look yeah you want to shut her down we're gonna go in ah hey take your shovel hey looks good we get a giant pit dug and we dive in over there there's a bunch of it
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Inside the Doomsday...
computer boards and electrical circuitry so much of the aircraft including the cockpit windshield is designed to protect against EMP the compartment furthest forward on the
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Chris Hadfield on Mars...
you know there are no vehicles that can take us to Mars right now and we don't go for rides as astronauts we we I mean I helped design the cockpit of the
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No Hope PIPE National...
didn't know in the middle of that slow motion warped thing the captain opened the cockpit door and said
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A broken body isn't a...
the tarmac and there was this red white and blue airplane it was beautiful they lifted me into the cockpit they had to slide me up on the wing put me in the cockpit they sat me down there are buttons and dials everywhere I'm going Wow and he ever know what all these buttons and dials do Andrew the instructor got in the front started the airplane up he said would you like to
Video examples
Stories of Exploration...
had the opportunity to play with all the buttons in the cockpit and I said to myself you know what I think I can do this and the second opportunity he provided me was to go flying in a small single-engine airplane just over in my neighborhood and that's when it hit me it's like oh my gosh there's a world out there and I was just flying over my
Video examples
Ben Saunders: Three...
Taxied up and down the runway a few times, just to flatten it out a bit, and he said, "Right, I'm going to -- I'm going to give it a go." And he -- I've now learned that this is standard practice, but it had me worried at the time. He put his hand on the throttle. You can see the control for the engines is actually on the roof of the cockpit.
Video examples
Barrington Irving:...
after he answered the question of how much money he made I took interest in aviation and he did something very key that turned my interest into passion he gave me the opportunity to go to Miami International Airport and sit down in the cockpit of the aircraft that he flew
Video examples
What can we learn from...
so he laid it out like a plane, as you can see there. Slightly worryingly, he put most of the important government buildings in the cockpit. But if you zoom in, in the very center of Brasilia, just where the point is there, you see it's littered with desire paths.
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
And that's just the beginning. What we're envisioning is taking a modern cockpit full of gauges and instead of trying to read the whole thing, you feel it. We live in a world of information now, and there is a difference between accessing big data
Video examples
Focke Wulf Part PIPE...
that's part of a cockpit that's what I'd like them to help us find Hey look look yeah you want to shut her down we're gonna go in ah hey take your shovel hey looks good we get a giant pit dug and we dive in over there there's a bunch of it
Video examples
Inside the Doomsday...
computer boards and electrical circuitry so much of the aircraft including the cockpit windshield is designed to protect against EMP the compartment furthest forward on the
Video examples
Chris Hadfield on Mars...
you know there are no vehicles that can take us to Mars right now and we don't go for rides as astronauts we we I mean I helped design the cockpit of the
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No Hope PIPE National...
didn't know in the middle of that slow motion warped thing the captain opened the cockpit door and said
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Gordon Bethune
American Businessman
When you actually take the time to go over to somebody's office and personally thank them - whether their office is in a cockpit of an airplane, or in a break room - that's an actual manifestation of interest in them. You need to take the time to show the people around you who work for you that you're interested in them.
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Wally Funk
I've lived in a man's world all these wonderful years. I've been the only girl in the cockpit, in the conference room, wherever. I have learned how to kick in a lot of doors, and I have dealt with a lot of disappointments. But I will go into space one day, when God thinks it's right or I make it right.
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Greg MacGillivray
American Director
Flying through a hurricane is the most fearsome shaking you will ever get. Everything has to be tied down in the airplane. And the IMAX camera has to be rock-steady through all this. We had to design special mounts on the left and right sides of the cabin and in the cockpit to hold the cameras.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
Social media is one of the most under-rated business tools, in my opinion. It's an amazing cockpit for any CEO. I can narrate any number of stories how it has helped me to reach out to customers, dealers, protesting workers, and even security guards.
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Steve Jurvetson
American Businessman
Beyond self-driving cars, I think all airplanes should go pilotless. Get the pilots out of there. Even better, have no cockpit at all, and turn it into a nice lounge with a bar. Why give people the illusion of control with a steering wheel?
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Chuck Yeager
American Aviator
I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit.
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Savion Glover
American Dancer
My show mode is that the dressing room is like going into the cockpit. Going down the stairs is like going on the runway, and once we begin performing, it's flight time. I'm just floatin' on that stage.
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Charles Lindbergh
American Aviator
To be absolutely alone for the first time in the cockpit of a plane hundreds of feet above the ground is an experience never to be forgotten.
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Murray Walker
English Entertainer
I should imagine that the conditions in the cockpit are totally unimaginable.
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Mark Webber
Australian Driver
Formula one is very one-dimensional in terms of what we do in the cockpit.
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Gordon Bethune
American Businessman
When you actually take the time to go over to somebody's office and personally thank them - whether their office is in a cockpit of an airplane, or in a break room - that's an actual manifestation of interest in them. You need to take the time to show the people around you who work for you that you're interested in them.
Quote examples
Wally Funk
I've lived in a man's world all these wonderful years. I've been the only girl in the cockpit, in the conference room, wherever. I have learned how to kick in a lot of doors, and I have dealt with a lot of disappointments. But I will go into space one day, when God thinks it's right or I make it right.
Quote examples
Greg MacGillivray
American Director
Flying through a hurricane is the most fearsome shaking you will ever get. Everything has to be tied down in the airplane. And the IMAX camera has to be rock-steady through all this. We had to design special mounts on the left and right sides of the cabin and in the cockpit to hold the cameras.
Quote examples
Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
Social media is one of the most under-rated business tools, in my opinion. It's an amazing cockpit for any CEO. I can narrate any number of stories how it has helped me to reach out to customers, dealers, protesting workers, and even security guards.
Quote examples
Steve Jurvetson
American Businessman
Beyond self-driving cars, I think all airplanes should go pilotless. Get the pilots out of there. Even better, have no cockpit at all, and turn it into a nice lounge with a bar. Why give people the illusion of control with a steering wheel?
Quote examples
Chuck Yeager
American Aviator
I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit.
Quote examples
Savion Glover
American Dancer
My show mode is that the dressing room is like going into the cockpit. Going down the stairs is like going on the runway, and once we begin performing, it's flight time. I'm just floatin' on that stage.
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Charles Lindbergh
American Aviator
To be absolutely alone for the first time in the cockpit of a plane hundreds of feet above the ground is an experience never to be forgotten.
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Murray Walker
English Entertainer
I should imagine that the conditions in the cockpit are totally unimaginable.
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Mark Webber
Australian Driver
Formula one is very one-dimensional in terms of what we do in the cockpit.
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