SECURED COCKPIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT
This cockpit ( 2 ) is a secured cockpit for an aircraft intended for transportation of passengers. It has on the one hand a pilot station ( 14 ) equipped with aircraft flight control means and on the other hand a wall ( 8 ) separating the said cockpit ( 2 ) from a zone ( 10 ) accessible to the passengers. This separating wall ( 8 ) is equipped with a secured door ( 12 ). The cockpit ( 2 ) is additionally provided with a private lavatory ( 18 ) and a rest zone ( 16 ).
1 . A secured cockpit ( 2 ) for an aircraft intended for transportation of passengers, having on the one hand a pilot station ( 14 ) equipped with aircraft flight control means and on the other hand a wall ( 8 ) separating the said cockpit ( 2 ) from a zone ( 10 ) accessible to the passengers, the said wall ( 8 ) being equipped with a secured door ( 12 ), characterized in that it is additionally provided with a private lavatory ( 18 ) and a rest zone ( 16 ).
2 . A cockpit ( 2 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that it is provided in addition with a storage space ( 20 ), such as a locker.
3 . A cockpit ( 2 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that it is provided in addition with a pantry unit.
4 . A cockpit ( 2 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the private lavatory ( 18 ) and the rest zone ( 16 ) are each equipped with a partition separating them from the rest of the pilot station as well as with their own access door.
5 . A cockpit ( 2 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that it is provided with communication means, with which, from a dedicated zone in the cabin, the flight personnel and/or the passengers can see and hear the pilots occupying the pilot station ( 14 ).
6 . A cockpit ( 2 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the private lavatory ( 18 ) is placed against the separating wall ( 8 ).
7 . A cockpit ( 2 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the rest zone ( 16 ) is placed at a lower level than the pilot station ( 14 ) and is accessible exclusively from the cockpit ( 2 ) via a trapdoor.
8 . A cockpit ( 2 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the rest zone ( 16 ) is placed at least partly above a zone ( 10 ) accessible to the passengers.
9 . A cockpit ( 2 ) according to claim 8 , characterized in that the wall separating the rest zone from the zone accessible to the passengers is armor-plated.
10 . An aircraft, characterized in that it is provided with a cockpit ( 2 ) according to one of claims 1 to 9 .