cockpit

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The main visual difference in the cockpit is the bright yellow painted trim that would normally be aluminum.

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  1. noun The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot, copilot, and sometimes passengers.
  2. noun The space set apart for the pilot and crew, as in a helicopter, large airliner, or transport aircraft.
  3. noun The driver's compartment in a racing car.
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  • Behind the cockpit was a small cabin with seating for twelve. —  ActOfTreason
  • He was glad to note that the cockpit was armored, however, so he moved up there to wait. —  158 - Five Fathoms Dead
  • I'm in the cockpit, which is my domain, and I have the doors to the main cabin locked. —  Asimov'sSF,Dec2005
  • But too late; already the left wing was doubling slowly in the middle Beside the bronze man in the cockpit was a folded parachute; he always carried the safety device. —  084 - The Angry Ghost
  • Upon climbing down from the cockpit, the first words he said were, "The damned operation started, just as I said it would!" —  The Divine Wind
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