Exercise 3. Answer the following questions on the text.

1. What is the function of the landing gear? 2. How does the landing gear react to the аіrplane loads? 3. What are the main and auxiliary landing gear functions? 4. What are the advantages of a tricycle type landing gear? 5. What is hydraulic power used for? 6 What is shock strut compression used for? 7.What is nose wheel steering available for? 8 Where are brakes installed? 9, What is used to increase braking effectiveness? 10. What do landing gear control and indication components include?

Exercise 4. Using suffixes er, -or, give nouns which are related to the following verbs. Translate them.

Carry, provide, support, condition, react, load, generate, design, make, employ, use, compress, sense, control, do, indicate, direct, operate, select.

Exercise 5. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false sentences using the following expressions:

I don't agree with you I see your point, but ...

I disagree with you Nothing of the kind

1 am afraid I can't agree with you On the contrary
I am afraid (I think) you are mistaken

1.The landing gear provides support for the airplane during air maneuvering conditions. 2. The landing gear usually consists of the main and auxiliary units. 3. The auxiliary landing gear is attached near the center of gravity of an airplane 4. The main landing gear is less loaded and is made comparatively light. 5. Present day airplanes have a tricycle type landing gear, that is consisting of two main gears and a nose gear. 6. Nose wheel steering is available for directional control when the airplane is in flight. 7. An antiskid system is used to decrease braking effectiveness. 8. A steering wheel gives up to about 78 degrees left and right steering capability.

Exercise 7. Find synonyms in the text for the following words.

Blow, let out, let in, hand operated, fashion, to fix in position, to become greater, principle, to place, rear, to supply with, unit, drive, stand by.

Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with the following words or word-combinations: shock strut, main gear, nose over, increase, directional control, manually, steering capability, hydraulic power.

1. The gear may be extended .... 2. A tricycle type landing gear reduces the possibility of ... during landing. 3. ... is used for normal gear extension and retraction. 4. ... compression is used for air or ground sensing control. 5 The antiskid system is used to .... braking effectiveness. 6. A steering wheel gives up to about 78 degrees left and right .... 7. Nose wheel steering is available for taxi and take off and for ... .8. Brakes are installed on the ... .

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