How to Use flight engineer in a Sentence

flight engineer

noun
  • The jet comes with two crew, two pilots, and a flight engineer.
    — Antonia Windsor, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2023
  • This will be the first trip to space for Rubio, who will serve as a flight engineer on this mission.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The three pilots and two flight engineers worked on a rotation, taking breaks at a galley in the back of the plane.
    — Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 13 July 2019
  • The test crew consists of pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, and an observer in the rear.
    — Wayne Whittaker, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2020
  • Five passengers and one flight engineer were injured, as well as an airport employee on the ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2019
  • An encounter with enemy fighters puts guests in the role of pilots, gunners or flight engineers.
    — Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2019
  • As such, Williams was assigned the role of station commander, and Wilmore, flight engineer. Crew-9 is currently slated to return to Earth sometime after the arrival of Crew-10.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Samokutyaev served as a flight engineer on the space station’s 27th and 28th expedition crews.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026
  • Miller was the flight engineer on the bomber, based in Italy and making runs on targets in Germany and central Europe.
    — Mike Dunham, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2013
  • The flight Thursday was a training mission that involved pilots, flight engineers and loadmasters.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The aircraft was later deemed unsafe for travel as it was overloaded, had two bad engines and the flight engineer was not qualified for his position.
    — Gus Martin, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Halvorsen lived up to his promise, asking other pilots to donate their candy rations and having his flight engineer rock the airplane during the drop.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Halvorsen lived up to his promise, getting other pilots to donate their candy rations and having his flight engineer rock the airplane during the drop.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Think of it like a flight engineer in the early days of aviation—a crucial crew member responsible for the proper functioning of the aircraft.
    — Serge Haziyev, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Mario Braña, a flight engineer with 17 years of service, survived by his mother and daughter; Master Sgt.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 3 May 2018
  • The flight engineer Mitchell Melton, 34, of Dalhart, Texas, survived with injuries.
    — Author: Dave Collins, Susan Haigh, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2019
  • While serving as a flight engineer, Williams went on four spacewalks, more than any other female astronaut, totaling about 29 hours.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Brockwell, the crew’s flight engineer, said the mission showed him the importance of living sustainably for the benefit of everyone on Earth.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024
  • Brockwell, the crew's flight engineer, said the mission showed him the importance of living sustainably for the benefit of everyone on Earth.
    — CBS News, 7 July 2024
  • The Press Trust of India news agency said the fatalities included two pilots and two flight engineers on the aircraft.
    — Fox News, 28 June 2018
  • 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
  • In the 1950s, there would have been a captain, a co-pilot, a flight engineer, a navigator, and a radio operator all in the cockpit.
    — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Glover, who also served as a flight engineer above the space station for Expedition 64, will be the first Black astronaut ever to be sent on a lunar mission.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The Millennium Falcon jumps into hyperspace destined for the planet chosen by the flight engineers.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
  • Fellow flight engineers Mike Fincke and Kimiya Yui removed and restowed frozen science samples from Dragon to the freezers on the space station.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Rush, a former test flight engineer for fighter jets, founded the company in 2009 after years of experience in aerospace and aviation.
    — Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Aircraft pilots and flight engineers also did well, with a median pay of $198,100 and a fatality count of 62.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • She had been assigned to be a flight engineer for a 2018 expedition but was replaced by Serena Auñón-Chancellor.
    — Rachel Crane, CNN, 21 June 2019
  • The veteran astronaut is serving aboard the ISS on a six-month mission as a flight engineer for the Expedition 63/64 crew.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Shenzhou 21 flight engineer Wu Fei, celebrating his first spaceflight, sent a Lunar New Year message to people on Earth below.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026

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