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All airplanes have different controls, but they fall into four functional groups.
The first are "aerodynamic" controls. Those set the aircraft's altitude, the amount of lift the wing generates, and the direction the plane is moving. These include the control yoke, the pedals, flap and spoiler controls (if your plane is large enough to have spoilers), landing gear retract controls if your plane needs them...
The second are "power" controls. These operate the engines and propellers.
Third are "navigational" controls - used to tell you where you are and help you fly the plane toward your destination. Let's put the plane's external lighting system into this category.
And fourth are "comfort" controls. They set the temperature of the cabin, control the in-flight entertainment system, and other "nice-to-have" things that aren't absolutely necessary.
Some aircraft have "mission-specific" controls - a police helicopter has a searchlight, a Black Hawk helicopter has a hoist, a fighter jet has missile and gun controls...
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Are phones allowed on airplanes?
Phones aren't allowed on airplanes, because they may influence cockpit controls.
Can you take pictures inside a cockpit?
Probably ... depending on where the cockpit is. The cockpit of boats (of a certain type) are generally photographable. Cockpits of common airplanes are generally photographable. Cockpits of high-performance military planes are generally not photographable, as the cockpit's instruments and controls are classified as secret.
Why is the cockpit of an airplane called the 'cockpit'?
In the early 18th century the term was in nautical use. The term cockpit denoted an area in the aft lower deck of a man-of-war where the wounded were taken, later coming to mean the pit or well in a sailing ship from which it was steered. It became a term meaning the place housing the controls of other vehiclesincluding airplanes.
Where is the Isis Megazord cockpit at?
The Megazord cockpit is at the main controls of the plane. This is in the power ranger TV show.
How many cockpit crew on passenger airplanes?
2, Captin and Co-Pilot
Why is the pilot's cabin in an airplane called the cockpit?
The term cockpit described the sailing term for the coxswains station in a royal navy ship, and later the location of the ship's rudder controls. Cockpit appeared in the english language in the 1580s, "a pit for fighting cocks", from cock + pit. Used in nautical sense (1706) for midshipmen's compartment below decks; transferred to airplanes (1914) and to cars (1930s).
Do 747s use a key?
There is a key for the doors onto and through the plane, but all controls are electronics inside the cockpit.
How many chairs are in the cockpit?
On modern commercial airplanes 2 and then 1 or 2 jump seats.
What is the area usually near the front of an aircraft from where a pilot controls the aircraft called?
The cockpit is where the pilot controls the aircraft.
What is a flight cockpit?
Its the area of a aircraft that has the controls and operational systems to fly the craft
Where does the pilot control the airplane?
The pilot controls the aeroplane by using the instruments in the cockpit.
What is a spaceship cockpit called?
A spaceship cockpit is typically referred to as a "bridge" or a "flight deck." It is the area where the crew operates and controls the spacecraft during flight.
