Cockpit or Flight Deck

doi:10.12339/j.issn.1673-8578.2025.02.011

Abstract

Abstract:

Pilot’s compartment is designated by two most frequently used terms cockpit and flight deck. The paper surveys five text corpuses: International Civil Aviation Organization Annexes, Title 14 of Code of Federal Regulations, Regulations of Civil Aviation Adiministration of China, Airbus Flight Crew Operating Manual and Boeing Flight Crew Operations Manual. This paper draws the conclusion on the theory of term normalization that cockpit could be categorized as generic term and preferred term, which is more likely used in cockpit voice and audio⁃related terms, while flight deck technical term, admitted term and synonym term of cockpit, which is preferred by Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Flight Crew Operations Manual. Both could be used as term element to build set of civil aviation terms.

Key words: cockpit/flight deck, corpus, term normalization, term element

HUANG Dexian, LIU Weiwei. Cockpit or Flight Deck[J]. China Terminology, 2025, 27(2): 83-92.

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序号	cockpit相关术语	中文译名	频数	flight deck相关术语	中文译名	频数
1	cockpit voice recorder, CVR	驾驶舱话音记录器(CVR)	138	on the flight deck	驾驶舱里	25
2	cockpit audio recording system, CARS	驾驶舱音频记录系统(CARS)	59	on flight deck duty	驾驶舱执勤	13
3	cockpit voice recorder	驾驶舱话音记录器	27	flight deck environment	驾驶舱环境	10
4	cockpit audio recording system	驾驶舱音频记录系统	17	flight deck of a particular aircraft type	某型航空器的驾驶舱	5
5	cockpit check	驾驶舱检查	12	from the perspective of the flight deck	驾驶舱视角	3
6	cockpit area	驾驶舱区域	10	flight deck instrumentation	驾驶舱仪表	3
7	in the cockpit	驾驶舱内	9	flight deck task	驾驶舱任务	2
8	cockpit crew zone	驾驶舱机组区	7	flight deck caution indication	驾驶舱注意指示	2
9	cockpit trim control	驾驶舱配平控制	6	flight deck crew	驾驶舱机组	2
10	cockpit of an aircraft	航空器驾驶舱	5	on the flight deck of an aircraft	航空器的驾驶舱内	1
……	……	……	……	……	……	……
合计			337			72

序号	cockpit相关术语	中文译名	频数	flight deck相关术语	中文译名	频数
1	cockpit voice recorder, CVR	驾驶舱话音记录器(CVR)	138	on the flight deck	驾驶舱里	25
2	cockpit audio recording system, CARS	驾驶舱音频记录系统(CARS)	59	on flight deck duty	驾驶舱执勤	13
3	cockpit voice recorder	驾驶舱话音记录器	27	flight deck environment	驾驶舱环境	10
4	cockpit audio recording system	驾驶舱音频记录系统	17	flight deck of a particular aircraft type	某型航空器的驾驶舱	5
5	cockpit check	驾驶舱检查	12	from the perspective of the flight deck	驾驶舱视角	3
6	cockpit area	驾驶舱区域	10	flight deck instrumentation	驾驶舱仪表	3
7	in the cockpit	驾驶舱内	9	flight deck task	驾驶舱任务	2
8	cockpit crew zone	驾驶舱机组区	7	flight deck caution indication	驾驶舱注意指示	2
9	cockpit trim control	驾驶舱配平控制	6	flight deck crew	驾驶舱机组	2
10	cockpit of an aircraft	航空器驾驶舱	5	on the flight deck of an aircraft	航空器的驾驶舱内	1
……	……	……	……	……	……	……
合计			337			72

序号	cockpit	中文译名	频数	flight deck	中文译名	频数
1	cockpit voice recorder	驾驶舱话音记录器	126	on the flight deck	驾驶舱内	47
2	cockpit check	驾驶舱检查	34	flight deck duty	驾驶舱执勤	29
3	cockpit checklist	驾驶舱检查单	32	flight deck control	驾驶舱操纵	9
4	cockpit control	驾驶舱操纵	30	flight deck configuration	驾驶舱构型	8
5	in the cockpit	驾驶舱内	30	out⁃of⁃the⁃flight deck view (system)	驾驶舱外部视景(系统)	7
6	cockpit⁃mounted	驾驶舱安装	16	flight deck area	驾驶舱区域	6
7	cockpit flap control position	驾驶舱襟翼控制位置	12	flight deck pitch control	驾驶舱俯仰控制	6
8	cockpit trim control	驾驶舱配平控制	9	flight deck sound	驾驶舱声音	4
9	cockpit flap control selection	驾驶舱襟翼控制选择	6	enclosed helicopter⁃specific flight deck	封闭式直升机专用驾驶舱	4
10	cockpit lighting	驾驶舱照明	5	enclosed airplane⁃specific flight deck	封闭式飞机专用驾驶舱	4
……	……	……	……	……	……	……
合计			349			159

序号	cockpit	中文译名	频数	flight deck	中文译名	频数
1	cockpit voice recorder	驾驶舱话音记录器	126	on the flight deck	驾驶舱内	47
2	cockpit check	驾驶舱检查	34	flight deck duty	驾驶舱执勤	29
3	cockpit checklist	驾驶舱检查单	32	flight deck control	驾驶舱操纵	9
4	cockpit control	驾驶舱操纵	30	flight deck configuration	驾驶舱构型	8
5	in the cockpit	驾驶舱内	30	out⁃of⁃the⁃flight deck view (system)	驾驶舱外部视景(系统)	7
6	cockpit⁃mounted	驾驶舱安装	16	flight deck area	驾驶舱区域	6
7	cockpit flap control position	驾驶舱襟翼控制位置	12	flight deck pitch control	驾驶舱俯仰控制	6
8	cockpit trim control	驾驶舱配平控制	9	flight deck sound	驾驶舱声音	4
9	cockpit flap control selection	驾驶舱襟翼控制选择	6	enclosed helicopter⁃specific flight deck	封闭式直升机专用驾驶舱	4
10	cockpit lighting	驾驶舱照明	5	enclosed airplane⁃specific flight deck	封闭式飞机专用驾驶舱	4
……	……	……	……	……	……	……
合计			349			159

	cockpit	中文译名	频数	flight deck	中文译名	频数
1	cockpit voice recorder	驾驶舱话音记录器	6	in the flight deck	驾驶舱内	13
2	cockpit voice recorder test	驾驶舱话音记录器测试	2	flight deck window	驾驶舱窗户	11
3	cockpit voice recorder switch	驾驶舱话音记录器电门	2	Flight Deck Access System switch	驾驶舱进入系统电门	9
4	cockpit voice recorder system	驾驶舱话音记录器系统	1	on the flight deck	驾驶舱里	8
5	cockpit voice recorder microphone monitor	驾驶舱话音记录器话筒监控	1	flight deck door	驾驶舱门	7
6	in a bright cockpit		1	flight deck lighting	驾驶舱照明	6
7				flight deck display	驾驶舱显示	6
8				flight deck indication	驾驶舱指示	6
9				Flight Deck Auxiliary Power outlet	驾驶舱辅助电源插座	4
10				flight deck number two windows	驾驶舱2号风挡	4
……				……	……	……
合计			13			151