cockpit
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The donor said her husband, whose picture is in the cockpit of the Endeavour, would have been very proud — if a little embarrassed — that his name is on the new building.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
When the F-15E came under fire on Friday, the aircrew pulled their ejection handle, which blew the canopy, blasted the seats out of the cockpit and deployed their parachutes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Authorities on Tuesday released details from the final three minutes of cockpit voice recordings and tower communications, including that controllers had cleared both the plane and a fire truck to cross the runway.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
He said the final three minutes captured in the cockpit included the co-pilot transferring control to the captain six seconds before the recording ended.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Galya grabbed the emergency canopy release and the top of the cockpit “flew off instantly, like a piece of paper.”
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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