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Cockpit (other)
Cockpit is the flight deck of a fixed-wing aircraft. Cockpit may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Theatres and musical venues * The Cockpit (Leeds), a musical venue in Leeds, England * Cockpit Theatre, Drury Lane 1616 to 1665 * Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone, a theatre in London Other arts and entertainment * ''Cockpit'' (2012 film), a 2012 Swedish film * ''Cockpit'' (2017 film), a 2017 Indian film * ''Cockpit'' (novel), a 1975 novel by Jerzy Kosiński * ''The Cockpit'' (OVA), a 1993 anime based on three manga by artist Leiji Matsumoto * ''Cockpit'' (web series), comedy web-series Other uses * Cockpit (sailing), an area below deck near the stern of a naval sailing ship * Cockpit-in-Court, or the Royal Cockpit, part of the historic Palace of Whitehall and originally used for cockfighting * Cockpit Country, Jamaica * Cockpit USA, an apparel designer and manufacturer * The Cockpit, London, a public house in the City of London, England * Operation Cockpit, an Allied bombing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cockpit
A cockpit or flight deck is the area, usually near the front of an aircraft or spacecraft, from which a Pilot in command, pilot controls the aircraft. The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instruments on an instrument panel, and the controls that enable the pilot to fly the aircraft. In most airliners, a door separates the cockpit from the aircraft cabin. After the September 11 attacks, September 11, 2001 attacks, all major airlines Airport_security_repercussions_due_to_the_September_11_attacks#Improved_security_on_aircraft, fortified their cockpits against access by aircraft hijacking, hijackers. Etymology The word cockpit seems to have been cockpit (sailing), used as a nautical term in the 17th century, without reference to cock fighting. It referred to an area in the rear of a ship where the cockswain's station was located, the cockswain being the pilot of a smaller "boat" that could be dispatched from the ship to board another ship or to bring people ashore. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
