cockpit controls
Pilot's instrument panel
Cockpit controls are the instruments, switches, levers, and interfaces used by pilots to operate an aircraft.
These include primary flight controls like the yoke or stick and rudder pedals, along with throttle levers, navigation instruments, communication systems, and engine monitoring displays.
In modern aircraft, cockpit controls increasingly feature digital displays and fly-by-wire systems rather than purely mechanical linkages.
The term extends to similar control stations in spacecraft, racing vehicles, and high-performance boats.
- flight deckPilot's control area
- instrument panelArray of gauges and controls
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
- ignition switchEngine activation control
- fuel gaugeMeasures remaining vehicle energy
transponder · yoke · stick · ailerons · weather radar · heads up display · throttle · compass · landing gear · master switch · radio
- command & controlchain of command, hierarchy, military command, command center, headquarters
- aircraft partswing, wings, fuselage, aileron, ailerons
- control panelsdashboard, instrument panel, switchboard, fuse box, breaker panel
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