The cockpit was, therefore, placed on a shortened upper deck so that a freight-loading door could be included in the nose cone; this design feature produced the 747's distinctive "bulge".
A cabina estaba, polo tanto, colocada nun acurtado piso superior polo que podería incluírse unha porta de carga no cono do nariz; esta característica do deseño levou ao distintivo "vulto" do 747.