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16th March 2002 | 15:51

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airtight

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From: melbourne

Back in the early days of aviation the "cockpit" was so named because this was the location of a/c controls such as the fuel cock etc.. .So there you go. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" />