Look at the picture, read part 3 of the text and speak about types of aircraft motion around three separate axes.

 

 

 

Read the text and speak about components of an aircraft, using the diagrams.

 

 

 

Look at the picture, choose and write a word which corresponds to each number.

flaps, nose, elevators, airbrakes, windshield(or windscreen), spoilers, door, ailerons, fuselage, nose gear, wing, engine nacelle, wing tip, leading edge, slats, trailing edge, landing gear, hold (or compartment) door, tail fin, window, rudder, stabilizer

Do crossword puzzle and be ready to explain the words in bold.

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1. It helps to make the aircraft steady.

2. One of the large parts that sticks out from the side of an aircraft and helps keep in the air.

3. A flat part at the back of an aircraft that can be turned to maintain coordinated flight.

4. A small body on an aircraft, housing engines.

5. A surface on the trailing edge of the wing which moves to cause a rolling motion around the longitudinal axis of an aircraft.

6. The main part of an airplane in which people sit or goods are carried.

7. A surface attached to the trailing edge of the wing which can be adjusted in flight to alter the lift.

8. A surface operated by fore-and-aft * movement of the pilot’s control column, governing motion in pitch.

* Forward and backward.

 

Discuss with a partner if the following statements are true or false. If necessary justify your opinion.

Q The fuselage contains the cockpit, cabin, and power plant. Q The wings are attached to the fuselage. Q An airplane consists of six main parts: fuselage, wings, power plant, nose section, empennage and landing gear. Q Aileron is used to increase lift during take-off or landing. Q The three basic control surfaces are the ailerons, the elevators and trim tabs. Q The trailing edge is the aft edge of the wing or propeller blade. Q The elevator is a vertical device at the back of an aircraft used for controlling its horizontal movement. Q The spoiler is one of the two movable parts in the tail of an airplane that is used to make it climb or descent. Q The enclose part of an airplane that carries the engine is the engine nacelle. Q The slat is a long, thin, narrow, flap-like device that extends along the leading edge of the wing for the purpose of increasing lift. Q The leading edge is the forward edge of a wing. Q When the control stick is moved forward, the airplane climbs.

- True / False. - True / False. - True / False. - True / False. - True / False. - True / False. - True / False. - True / False. - True / False. - True / False. - True / False. - True / False.

 

Describe a picture and give as many ideas as possible about the event. Justify your opinion. You have 30 seconds to think.

Round- table talk.

 

Where is the fin?

Is the wing a part of the fuselage?

What does the rudder control?

What does the landing gear consist of?

What do elevators control?

What happens when the control stick is moved forward?

What happens when the control stick is moved backward?

Do ailerons control the movement of the airplane around the vertical axis?

9. When one aileron is raised, and the other lowers, does the airplane pull up?

What are the main components (parts) of the airplanes?

What systems are there on board?

What are the aircraft instruments?

What are the airborne computers responsible for?

What are the main control surfaces?

What are the secondary control surfaces?

What are the three types of aircraft motion around three separate axes?

What main control surface is used for

Q Banking the aircraft?

Q Pitching the aircraft up or down?

Q Yawing the aircraft left or right?

VIDEO # 31

Warm up. ¸ Watch a video and guess what we are going to discuss now.

Match the words in column A to the words with the similar meaning in B.

A B

1. rare	a) to make less, to shorten
2. to determine	b) chance
3. disaster	c) to happen
4. opportunity	d) inappropriate
5. probable	e) possible
6. improper	f) catastrophe
7. survey	g) analysis
8. to minimize	h) to be
9. shortly	i) not often
10. consequence	j) result
11. support	k) to find out
12 to occur	l) soon
13. to exist	m) help

Match the words in A to their definitions in B.

A B

1. mass	a) someone or something that can be trusted or depended on
2. environment	b) a large amount
3. to exclude	c) very great tiredness
4. reliable	d) to trust someone or something
5. to rely on	e) surroundings
6. avionics	f) aviation radio electronic equipment
7. considerably	g) to leave out, not to include something, especially a particular group of things
8. fatigue	h) greatly

 

 

3. Look at the numbers in the box and choose the number for each gap in the text.

1950 / 1% / 1,843 / 80% / 11% / 53% / 6% / 2006 / 21% / 8% /

 

 

Since the birth of flight, aircraft have crashed, often with serious consequences. This is because of the nature of flight, where air supports a mass of aircraft. As soon as this support fails, there is limited opportunity for a positive result. Because of this, aircraft design is aimed at minimizing the chance of failure. Despite this, accidents still occur, though statistically flying is the safest means of transportation. Approximately _________ of all aviation accidents occur shortly before, after, or during takeoff or landing, and are often described as resulting from 'human error'; mid-flight disasters are rare. Among other things, the latter have been caused by bombs. An accident survey of ______ aircraft accidents from _______ through ________ determined the causes to be as follows:

Q _____: Pilot error,

Q _____: Mechanical failure,

Q _____: Weather,

Q _____: Sabotage (bombs, hijackings, shoot-downs),

Q _____: Other human error (air traffic controller error, improper loading of aircraft, improper maintenance, fuel contamination, language miscommunication etc.),

Q _____: Other causes.

The survey excluded military, private, and charter aircraft.