cockpit instrument

collocation in English

meaningsofcockpitandinstrument

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cockpit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒk.pɪt/us
/ˈkɑːk.pɪt/
the small closed space where the pilot sits in an aircraft, or where the driver sits in a ...
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instrument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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(Definition ofcockpitandinstrumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Numerous complaints were also received about inoperativecockpitinstrumentlights, as well as multiple other malfunctions.
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Recovery of thecockpitinstrumentpanels from the wreckage did not provide any useful information.
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By counting the pixels in an item of known size, for example a standardcockpitinstrument, a scale can be established.
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They would then have flown under instrument flight rules, which would require them to fly with sole reference to their cockpit instruments.
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The assembly has been found to be susceptible to water and grit ingress which can give rise to false readings on the cockpit instruments and system unserviceability.
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They discovered missing pilot oxygen masks, a lack of oxygen tanks, and inoperable cockpit instruments.
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The chamber contained only one instrument, an altimeter, while the conventional cockpit instruments were all mounted outside the chamber, visible through five small portholes.
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Some aviation and aerospace product applications are cockpit instruments, engine electronics potting, and engine gasketing.
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The cockpit instruments were repeated for each pilot.
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In the 1970s, the average aircraft had more than 100 cockpit instruments and controls.
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A new curved windscreen was incorporated, changes were made to the cockpit instruments and autopilot and the maximum take-off weight was increased.
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The term is sometimes used loosely as a synonym for cockpit instruments as a whole, in which context it can include engine instruments, navigational and communication equipment.
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This display, visible in any light condition, provides the pilot information necessary to track and destroy an enemy aircraft without having to look down at cockpit instruments.
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