I understand that historically pilot was sitting on top. And that radar on military planes should be pointed forward-downward and thus cannot be above the pilot(s). But in modern airliners there is so much space. And most important thing to look out for pilots is still the Earth. The Concorde even had a movable nose so the pilots could see better during takeoff, landing and taxiing.
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On smaller planes like the B737 and A320, there’s not much room below the cockpit. On a B747, it designed with the cockpit high enough so the nose can open to load really long things. I watched a Singapore freighter load a 80′ Christmas tree on B747-400f through the nose. The A380 has the cockpit several feet lower than the upper deck.
It all depends on the design of the plane.
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