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Why do pilots sit in a 'cockpit'? | AVIATION WORDS

Why do pilots sit in a 'cockpit'? | AVIATION WORDS

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Welcome aboard flight WU321 bound for Etymology Island. In this episode, Rob and Jess take to the skies and soar through the word origins of a multitude of aviation terms.

✈️ Is it an 'airplane' or an 'aeroplane'?
🐓 Why do pilots sit in a 'cockpit'?
🛩️ Why is English the language of aviation?
🔠 How did the NATO alphabet come to be?

These questions answered – and many more – in a high-flying episode of Words Unravelled charting the etymology of flight.

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