How an Airliner Cockpit Works

Learn about every button, switch, knob, screen, lever, and control device in a modern airliner cockpit. Watch our companion video: “How an Airliner Works“: CREDITS Jacob O’Neal - modeling, animation, texturing, vfx, music Wesley O’Neal - research/writing PATREON Help us keep making videos: PRIVATE WORK Need 3D illustration and animation? Let’s chat: WEBSITE See more explanations of how things work: SOFTWARE USED We use Blender 3D to create these models. It’s free and open source, and the community is amazing: Chapters 0:00 Intro 01:04 Seating 02:18 Sidestick 02:56 Steering 04:03 Rudder pedals 04:48 Control panels 07:17 Left inboard module 09:25 Right inboard module 11:04 Right outboard module 12:35 Lights overhead module 13:12 Glareshield 14:14 Radio and control tuning section 15:56 Flight pontrol panel 18:32 Main instrument panel 19:05 Landing gear and brakes 20:02 Center pedestal 21:52 Audio control panel 23:46 Trim control panel 24:10 Reversion switch panel 27:04 Throttle Quadrant Assembly 28:47 Outtro Correction: 0:10 Before commenting, check the top pinned “VIDEO CORRECTIONS“ thread.