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Plane and flight

History

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
2. fuselage
3. jet engine
4. wing wingspan
5. stabilizer
6. vertical stalilizer
7. rudder
8. elevator pitch
10. aileron
11. spoiler

landing gear
joystick
tank / 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	propeller

Vocabulary


airfield airport	runway tarmac (GB)	illuminated beacons	control tower	wind-sock	escape slide

to take off	to land	stopover	jet lag	domestic flight
to taxi	emergency exit	airsickness	touchdown	sound barrier

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

In a few minutes the plane will be allowed to the runway.
The passengers will have to fasten their seatbelts while the captain prepares to .

To pilot the plane the captain doesn't use a steering wheel but a which allows

him to move the ailerons and elevators.

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

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

The must be extended when the plane is five miles out from the runway.
At the end of a flight the pilot will make a smooth and successful .

What was the name of the Wright Brothers' aircraft ?

In what year did they make the first powered flight?

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