flight engineer

noun

: a flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation

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The astronaut who captured this shot — possibly Expedition 72 flight engineer Don Pettit, who has been working on photo documenting cities at night — used by Nikon Z9 full-frame mirrorless camera with a 200mm lens. Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025 According to Walsh, the current 747 model comfortably accommodates two pilots, a navigator, a flight engineer, 26 crew members, and 76 passengers. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025 Back in the day, the standard cockpit contained a full cast of characters, including the flight engineer, the navigator, and the radio operator. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2011 The cosmonauts aboard the station, including Expedition 72 flight engineers Aleksey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Alexander Grebenkin, will then get to work unloading the spacecraft of its cargo and equipment. Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flight engineer

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First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flight engineer was in 1938

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“Flight engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20engineer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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flight engineer

noun
: a crew member of an airplane responsible for mechanical operation
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