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| caboose |
a car at the rear of a freight train, used by the train's crew as a place for eating, sleeping, and observation of the tracks. |
| capsule |
the area in a spacecraft that holds the crew and instruments. [1/2 definitions] |
| cockpit |
the area from which the pilot and crew control an airplane. [2 definitions] |
| crew |
All of the people who work on a ship or an airplane are called "the crew." Sometimes, though, we use "crew" to mean everyone working except the captain or pilot. [2 definitions] |
| fuselage |
the body of an airplane. The engines, wings, and tail are attached to the fuselage. The passengers, cargo, and crew ride in the fuselage. |
| safely |
If people come home safely through a bad storm, they come home okay with nobody hurt. If a pilot lands an airplane safely on the ground, it means that the pilot landed the airplane in a way that did not cause any harm to the passengers or the crew members. |
| unmanned |
not having a human pilot or crew. |
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