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Plane and flight

 

L'Avion

 

Many people have always wanted to fly, like birds.
Some of them tried to fly with wings.
In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers made the first demonstration of their hot air balloon.
At the end of the 18th century Otto Lilienthal was the first man to make successful gliding flights. (glider = planeur)
In December 1903 Orville Wright flew the first airplane, the Flyer.
In 1909 the first aviation meeting was held in Cambrai and Blériot crossed the English Channel..

Today's aircraft

1. cockpit (poste de pilotage)  2. fuselage  3. jet engine (réacteur)  4. wing (aile)   wingspan (envergure)   5. stabilizer  6. vertical stalilizer (dérive)  7. rudder ( gouverne de direction / gouvernail quand il s'agit d'un navire))  8. elevator pitch (gouverne / commande de profondeur)   10. aileron  11. spoiler (aérofrein)  7, 8, 9, 10 et 11 sont des volets permettant de manoeuvrer l'avion.  voir ci-dessous le travail des gouvernes de profondeur et des ailerons   landing gear (train d'atterrissage)   joystick (manche à balai / aussi manette des jeux vidéo)   tank (réservoir) / The fuel tanks in almost all aircraft are in the wings.

Movement caused by the use of elevators	Movement caused by the use of ailerons	wingspan (envergure)	propeller (hélice)

Vocabulary

airfield (aérodrome)      airport (aéroport)	runway (piste)   tarmac (GB)	illuminated beacons     (balises lumineuses)	control tower     (tour de contrôle)	wind-sock     (manche à air)	escape slide  (toboggan d'évacuation)

to take off (décoller)	to land (atterrir)	stopover (escale)	jet lag décalage horaire)	domestic flight (vol intérieur)
to taxi  (rouler lentement au sol)	emergency exit  (issue de secours)	airsickness  (mal de l'air)	touchdown (moment où un    avion touche le sol.)	sound barrier    (mur du son)

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During a flight the captain and his co-pilot sit in the cargo holdcockpitcabin .

In a few minutes the plane will be allowed  to taxito rideto stop to the runway.  The passengers will have to fasten their seatbelts while the captain prepares for landtouch downtake off.

To pilot the plane the captain doesn't use a steering wheel but a  broomstickjoystickbroomhandle which allows him to move the ailerons and elevators.

Poor David he suffers from  seasicknessdizzinessairsickness.  This problem affects him every time he goes on an airplane.

Pilots identify airports at night by looking for rotating beaconslighthouseslanterns . Approach lights increase a pilot's chances of seeing the runway and making a safe  landingtaking offstart.

The  escape slidewind-socklanding gear  must be extended when the plane is five miles out from the runway. At the end of a flight we all hope the pilot will make a smooth and successful stopovertouchdownjet lag.

What was the name of the Wright Brothers' aircraft ?FlyerWright 1The First   In what year did they make the first powered flight?190519071903