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A flight engineer on an Avro Lancaster checks settings on the control panel from the fold down seat he used for take off in the cockpit - Imperial War Museum Image CH 12289
A flight engineer (FE), also sometimes called an air engineer, is a member of an aircraft's flight crew who is responsible for monitoring and operating its complex aircraft systems. In the early era of aviation, the position was sometimes referred to as the "air mechanic". Flight engineers can still be found on some larger fixed-wing airplanes and helicopters. A similar crew position exists on some spacecraft. In most modern aircraft, complex systems are monitored and adjusted by electronic microprocessors and computers, resulting in the elimination of the flight engineer's position.