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| 1. A mid-air collision | a. an essential component on the tail that is used by the pilot to control the yaw axis. |
| 2. Aircraft fuel | b. one of the most important parts of a flight. |
| 3. Engine damage | c. what feeds engines and allows a vehicle to become and remain airborne. |
| 4. The rudder on an aircraft | d. a circumstance where the pilot of a plane must take control and abandon his or her landing plan for a safer alternative. |
| 5. Engine failure | e. the most common type of accident. |
| 6. Preflight and planning stages of the operation | f. every pilot and passenger’s worst nightmare and one of the most dramatic types of aviation accident. |
| 7. Landing a plane safely | g. a mechanical problem that can easily lead to aviation accidents. |
| 8. An aborted landing | h. that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. |
| 9. Descent and landing accident | i. common consequence of using the wrong fuel. |
| 10. Murphy’s Law | j. the most important part of a pilot’s job. |
Exercise 7. Match the word to the most appropriate translation.
| 1. Aborted landing | a. зсув вітру |
| 2. Gauge | b. надійний, безпечний; захищений від поломки |
| 3. Foolproof | c. зіткнення в повітрі |
| 4. Fuel leak | d. рулювання |
| 5. Wind shear | e. передчасна посадка |
| 6. Mid-air collision | f. огляд перед відльотом |
| 7. Air traffic control | g. калібр |
| 8. Fuel pump | h. керування повітряним рухом |
| 9. Taxiing | i. витік пального |
| 10. Preflight inspection | j. паливний насос |
Exercise 8. Match the word in column A with those in column B in order to make an appropriate word-combination, as in the example: aborted landing.
| 1. Aborted | a. landing |
| 2. Mid-air | b. leak |
| 3. Preflight | c. malfunctions |
| 4. Fuel | d. shear |
| 5. Wind | e. control |
| 6. Landing | f. pump |
| 7. Air traffic | g. inspection |
| 8. Fuel | h. hazards |
| 9. Electrical | i. gear |
| 10. Bird | j. collision |
