Exercises

Vocabulary

Memorize the following vocabulary units.

internal combustion engine, turboprop, jet engine, passenger airliner, military aircraft, common traits, cargo, baggage, empennage, landing gear, flap, lift, drag, takeoff, landing, crew, load-bearing structure, fuselage, rectangular wing, tapered wing, root, wingtip, swept-wing design, vertical stabilizer, rudder, horizontal stabilizer, elevator, tricycle landing gear, longitudinal axis, lateral axis, vertical axis, fluid dynamics

2. Transcribe the words:

combustion, turboprop, fuselage, cargo, baggage, axis, empennage, crew, rectangular, chord, stabilizer, rudder, elevator, vertical, structure, dynamics

3. Match the words from the texts (1-5) with their synonyms (A-E):

transportation	A	airfoil
tail	B	shipment
fuselage	C	fin
stabilizer	D	airframe
wing	E	empennage

4. Explain in English and then translate the expressions into Russian:

military aircraft, passenger airliners, flight controls, flap, fuselage, rectangular wing, swept wing, empennage, tricycle landing gear

5. Match the words from the texts (1-10) with the definitions (A-J):

cargo A the longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or other fluid surrounding a moving object

fuselage B the width of an aerofoil from leading to trailing edge

empennage C goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle

drag D the main body of an aircraft

chord E stabilizing surfaces at the tail of an aircraft

wingtip F a vertical aerofoil pivoted from the tailplane of an aircraft to control movement about the vertical axis

rudder G the tip of the wing of an aircraft

elevator H the undercarriage of an aircraft

landing gear I an imaginary line about which a body rotates

axis J a hinged flap on the tailplane of an aircraft, used to control the motion of the aircraft about its lateral axis

6. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the words and expressions:

(1) airfoil, (2) airframe, (3) thrust, (4) end edge, (5)
arrow wing, (6) tail assembly, (7) vertical tail surfaces, (8) horizontal tail surfaces, (9) altitude control, (10) landing device, (11) aileron, (12) engine

7. Answer the following questions. Begin your answers with such introductory phrases as: as far as I know; as far as I remember; to my mind; certainly; it's hard to tell; probably; of course; if I am not mistaken, etc.

1) What common traits do all airplanes share?

2) What is the difference between a rectangular wing and a tapered one?

3) What does the empennage consist from?

4) What is the most common arrangement of the landing gear?

5) What is air from the aeronautics point of view?

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