Service tests were all successful, and the pilots generally lauded the new cockpit design.
First and foremost the car's roof was removed in order to create true two-seater open cockpit design.
The open cockpit design is intended to allow the occupants to escape easily in case of emergency.
The Sparrow has a fully enclosed cockpit design, allowing flying in cooler weather.
The cockpit design originally featured a canopy, but low drag requirements for high speed suggested that it be removed.
Base model, an open cockpit design, with the pilot's seat mounted to the main keel tube.
The open cockpit design provides good visibility while taxiing.
Integrated in the cockpit design are a roof-mounted air intake for the engine.
The experts' concerns about cockpit design have particular significance for the Airbus A320.
In 1995, the cockpit design was changed, adding a gull wing door design.