2015-08-21
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| 1. Type of aircraft | ─ The make; the model of aircraft e.g. DC8; Boeing 747. Also category of aircraft e.g. jet aircraft, twin engine aircraft, etc. |
| 2. International airport | ─ Airport of entry and departure for international air traffic. |
| 3. Domestic flights | ─ Flights which operate in the country in which the aircraft is registered. |
| 4. Holding point | ─ A location over which an aircraft in flight is maintained in accordance with АТС clearance. In the vicinity of airports aircraft are stacked over the holding point. |
| 5. Subsonic | ─ Jet aircraft flying below Mach 1. |
| 6. To revert back | ─ To stop advancing and go back. |
CONVERSATION
1. Is a Cessna a small type of aircraft? Is it a twin engine type aircraft? A jet? What type of aircraft is a Cessna? A Beechcraft? A Concord? A Boeing 747?
2. Does an international airport receive flights from other countries? Does it receive gliders? Balloons? What type of aircraft does an international airport receive? Where do planes come from that operate in and out of international airports? Name some of the well known International airports?
3. Do domestic flights also use international airports? Do domestic flights follow the same traffic circuit as international flights? Do domestic flights have their own aerodrome? Is military aviation domestic? Are planes from other countries domestic? What planes are domestic? Domestic flights follow the same safety standards as international flights?
4. Is a holding point situated above an aerodrome? Are flights stacked at a holding point? Why are they stacked at a holding point? Who gives them clearance to leave the holding point? What is another name for a holding point? Where are flights generally going from a holding point, up or down?
5. Is a Boeing 707 a subsonic aircraft? Are military planes usually subsonic? What type of plane is a B- 707? Military jet? Concord? etc.
6. Do you like cars? Radios? Motorbikes? Would you like to revert back to the days before cars and radios? Why wouldn't you like to revert back to the 19th century? What would we lose if we reverted back to the 19th century?
