The crew described the dramatic moments when the hijackers burst onto the aircraft's flight deck, brandishing guns.
Aviation agencies in Europe and the US are keen to quiz a hacker who targeted flight deck computers.
But he also claims that working with HP was like watching pilots fighting on the flight deck.
We have also placed strict limits on those able to be on the flight deck of UK aircraft.
This bay sits beneath the flight deck and behind the nose landing gear.
Robots are spreading in the civilian world, too, from the flight deck to the operating theatre (see article).
"Valuable time is gained in deterring the movement of an unauthorized individual towards the flight deck, " the report said.
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It said all flight deck crews had since been assessed for competence in the UK, Germany and other EU states.
Four elevators bring aircraft to the flight deck and fighters are launched by British-invented steam catapults known as "fat cats".
It said safety had not been compromised as the pilot was not alone at the cockpit's flight deck at the time.
It added the captain believed the crew had been interrupted pre-flight by someone visiting the flight deck, which had distracted them.
Mr Robson, a leading air engineering mechanic, was on the flight deck manning light machine guns when three bombs struck the ship.
At first glance, there are few things outside a 747 flight deck that are more intimidating than a big old recording console.
Each will be able to carry 60 troops and has a large flight deck, able to accommodate a helicopter the size of a Chinook.
Standing on the giant flight deck, with a banner reading "Mission Accomplished" overhead on the bridge, the commander-in-chief saluted the men and women of the U.S. military.
By comparison, the average new car today looks more like the flight deck of the Starship Enterprise, such is the wealth of flashing buttons and beeping lights.
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She has an enormous flight deck, 4.5 acres long which could accommodate up to 80 aircraft each armed with the most sophisticated weaponry known to man.
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The problem for the flight deck crew is that they are working hard to resolve the situation, and usually do not have time to explain what's happening.
The US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is nothing short of a floating airport, capable of launching four war planes every minute from its 4.5 acre flight deck.
While the crew on the flight deck were frantically trying to figure out the cause of this freak failure, many passengers were largely unaware that anything was wrong.
But, President George W. Bush said on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, Iraq was just one battle in a war that stretches around the world.
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In 2011 the captain of a Boeing 767 was unable to gain re-entry to the flight deck having taken a short break, with the plane airborne over the London area.
Nextant installs a new interior, adds new fuel-efficient Williams FJ-44 engines, redesigned aerodynamically enhanced nacelles and transforms the flight deck with latest-generation Collins Pro-Line 21 avionics for improved safety, functionality and capability.
Moving, assembling and testing ordnance, purifying and storing fuel, organizing the flight deck, mission planning, safely navigating the ship, preparing food, training and performing maintenance on important ship and aircraft systems go on around the clock.
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The company has also introduced a couple of features that will make flying easier and safer for pilots, most notably the screen area in the flight deck is more than double the surface area than on other aircraft.
The Clyde is described by the MoD as a "highly capable and versatile vessel" with state-of-the-art air and surface surveillance radars, a 30mm gun mounting and the capability to operate a variety of helicopters from her flight deck.
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During flight operations the captain can normally be found on the bridge directly involved in the mechanics of positioning and preparing the ship for launch and recovery of aircraft, ensuring the safe navigation of the ship and overseeing flight deck operations.
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On in-flight security, we are moving faster than the international community at large to ensure UK aircraft are fitted with intrusion-resistant flight deck doors, and last month we acted to ensure that flight deck doors on foreign aircraft are kept locked, as they have been on UK aircraft since very soon after the US attacks.
And within weeks, some of you may find yourselves serving on a carrier deck in the Arabian Sea or working a busy flight line in Afghanistan.
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