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[[Image:Cockpit.jpg|thumb|300px|Cockpit of a [[Boeing 777-200]]]]A '''cockpit''' is the area usually nearer the front of a piloted [[aircraft]] from which a pilot controls the aircraft. The cockpit is also commonly referred to as the flight deck although that term can also refer to the flight deck on an aircraft carrier. Most modern cockpits are fully enclosed, except on some small aircraft, and cockpits on large airliners are also physically separated from the cabin. | [[Image:Cockpit.jpg|thumb|300px|Cockpit of a [[Boeing 777-200]]]]A '''cockpit''' is the area usually nearer the front of a piloted [[aircraft]] from which a pilot controls the aircraft. The cockpit is also commonly referred to as the flight deck although that term can also refer to the flight deck on an aircraft carrier. Most modern cockpits are fully enclosed, except on some small aircraft, and cockpits on large airliners are also physically separated from the cabin. | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Glass Cockpit Projects]] | |||
[[Category:Aircraft controls]] | [[Category:Aircraft controls]] | ||
Revision as of 18:00, 7 November 2007
Cockpit of a Boeing 777-200
A cockpit is the area usually nearer the front of a piloted aircraft from which a pilot controls the aircraft. The cockpit is also commonly referred to as the flight deck although that term can also refer to the flight deck on an aircraft carrier. Most modern cockpits are fully enclosed, except on some small aircraft, and cockpits on large airliners are also physically separated from the cabin.