Aircraft cockpit

An aircraft cockpit is the area, from which a pilot controls the aircraft and located generally near the front of an aircraft. Aircraft cockpit is a place where from which flight is controlled on the in the air and ground. Except on some small aircraft, most modern aircraft cockpits are covered, and cockpits on large airliners are also physically separated from the cabin.

Aircraft cockpit as a term for the pilots compartment in an aircraft first appeared in 1914. The aircraft cockpit of an aircraft contains control and the flight instruments on an instrument panel, which enable the pilot to fly the aircraft. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, all major airlines strengthened the cockpit against access by hijackers.
In most airliners, a door separates the aircraft cockpit from the passenger compartment.

In most cockpits the pilots joystick or control column is located centrally, although in some commercial airliners and military fast jets the pilot uses a side stick. Most aircraft cockpits have windows which can be opened when the aircraft is on the ground.
Aircraft cockpit windows may be equipped with a sun shield. Nearly all glass windows in large aircraft have an internal heating element to melt ice and an Antireflective coating. Smaller aircraft may be equipped with a transparent aircraft canopy.

Generally the primary cockpit controls are arranged as follows:
1) A control column or a control yoke attached to a column for roll and pitch, which moves the ailerons when turned or deflected left and right, and moves the elevators when moved backwards or forwards.

2) Throttle controls to control engine speed or thrust for powered aircraft.

3) Rudder pedals to control yaw, which move the rudder; left foot forward will move the rudder left for instance.