flight deck
Navy. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, constructed and equipped for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
Aeronautics. (in certain aircraft) an elevated compartment containing the instruments and controls used by the pilot, copilot, and flight engineer to operate the aircraft.
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The barriers, according to an FAA press release about the mandate, are intended to shelter the flight deck “from intrusion and small arms fire or fragmentation devices, such as grenades.”
The post-9/11 flight security changes you don’t see | Rob Verger | September 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe authors note, for example, the machine should in theory be able to accurately simulate the air flow around a helicopter trying to land on a flight deck and semi-automate the process—something not possible with traditional chips.
The Trillion-Transistor Chip That Just Left a Supercomputer in the Dust | Jason Dorrier | November 22, 2020 | Singularity HubThis made AIMS the gateway for all communications to and from the flight deck.
MH370 Debris Is Lost Forever, Can the Plane Be Found Without It? | Clive Irving | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was not a surveillance device that could betray intrusion or malpractice on the flight deck.
MH370’s Pilots Behaved As They Should in an Emergency, Not as Sinister Killers | Clive Irving | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe AIMS units are the gateway for all communications to and from the flight deck.
flight deck displays look like the TV department of an electronics store.
Your iPod (Most Likely) Won’t Bring Down the Plane | Clive Irving | October 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere had been 32 previous cases of flight deck emergencies caused by false speed readings.
The two youths took their leave of the force commander and returned thoughtfully to the Trenton's flight deck.
Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney BowenHe stopped because he caught sight of the vice-admiral's aide hurrying toward them across the flight deck.
Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney BowenAt any rate, it's much better than standing here on this blasted flight deck eating our hearts out.
Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney BowenHe reached it and probably set a new ship's record for reaching the flight deck in jig time.
Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney BowenThere were no jets warming up on the flight deck, there were no sounds of chipping hammers.
Decision | Frank M. Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for flight deck
the crew compartment in an airliner: Compare cockpit (def. 1)
the upper deck of an aircraft carrier from which aircraft take off and on which they land
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