You have read the text. Fill in the picture with missing terms from the text
Complete the table according to the content of the text.
Component | Function |
To develop the necessary supporting force | |
Fuselage | |
To change the attitude and direction of flight | |
Power plant | |
Aileron | |
To control the airplane’s movement up and down about the lateral axis | |
Cockpit | |
To house luggage and cargo | |
To control the movement of the airplane around the vertical axis | |
Nacelle | |
Landing gear | |
To provide stability of flight |
Read the sentences and decide if they are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.
1. Power plant produces lifting force.
2. The rear part of the fuselage is designed for the cockpit.
3. The landing gear is designed to assist the airplane maneuvering on the ground.
4. Ailerons, flaps and trimmers are located at the trailing edge of the wing.
5. Flight controls produce additional lifting force.
6. Empennage is mounted on the wing centre-section.
4. Answer the following questions:
1. What units does the airplane consist of?
2. The power plant is a source of power, isn’t it?
3. What does the cockpit house?
4. Is the function of the wing to support the aircraft in flight?
5. Where are movable parts of the wing? Name them.
6. Does the tail unit consist of a vertical stabilizer and rudder and horizontal stabilizer and elevators?
7. What components are responsible for airplane motion? Where are they located?
8. What is the function of the landing gear?
Vocabulary Focus
1. Match the words from A and B. Make as many combinations as possible.
A B
Horizontal Edge
Lifting Compartment
Passenger Surface
Sweptback Unit
Trailing Shape
Movable Plant
Structural Part
Power Stabilizer
2. Find the words in the text that mean:
air flow (F); engine (B); surface (E); to locate (C); to hinge (J); energy (B); usual (J); to manage (F); form (D); compartment (C); wing (D).
3. Translate the words in brackets:
a) into Russian:
1. Силовая установка (provides) энергией.
2. (Nacelles) – это отсеки, вмещающие двигатель и его вспомогательные элементы.
3. Фюзеляж (contains) кабину пилота, пассажирский и багажный отсеки.
4. На задней кромке крыла располагаются (ailerons, flaps) и триммеры.
b) into English:
1. (Руль направления) is hinged to the vertical stabilizer.
2. The main landing gear (прикрепляются) by struts to the fuselage.
3. The wings are the main (подъёмные плоскости).
4. There are conventional (трёхопорное шасси) and the landing gear with a (хвостовой опорой).
Focus on Writing
1. Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences:
1. The power plant provides power and a. cargo rooms and for mounting
a tail unit on it.
2. The ailerons are located at the b. the movement of the airplane
trailing edge of the wing and around the vertical axis.
3. the main function of the wing is c. propels the airplane.
4. The energy is derived from a d. to support the aircraft in flight.
chemical reaction which
5. The rudder is hinged to the fin e. takes place inside the engine
and it controls itself.
6. The rear part of the fuselage is f. control the motion of the airplane
designed for…. about the longitudinal axis.
Speaking
You know that the history of aircraft designing was very long and designers constructed amazing flying machines. Prepare a report about one of them to your group mates.
UNIT 7
Aircraft and Some Facts about the Flight
Preparing to Read
Look at the picture. What do you think this picture shows? Share your ideas with your partner.
Try to answer the following questions before you read the text.
1. What does the flight of every aircraft depend on?
2. What are the main forces acting on a flying body?
Reading
Read the text and match the English word combinations with their Russian counterparts.
1. straight-and-level-flight a. различие в подъёмной силе и весе
2. right angle b. сжатый воздух
3. enter a climb c. подъём и снижение
4. inequality of lift and weight d. прямой угол
5. compressed air e. прямолинейный горизонтальный полёт
6. air resistance f. изогнутая поверхность
7. climb and descent g. начать набор высоты
8. inherent ability h. сопротивление воздуха
9. curved surface i. искусственно созданные силы
10. artificially created forces j. присущая способность
Read the text and check whether your answers were correct.
Read the text and write out the words you don’t know, try to guess their meaning from the context. Compare your notes with your partners.