Try to answer the following questions before you read the text

1. What does the flight of every aircraft depend on?

2. What are the main forces acting on a flying body?

Reading

Read the text and match the English word combinations with their Russian counterparts.

1. straight-and-level-flight a. различие в подъёмной силе и весе

2. right angle b. сжатый воздух

3. enter a climb c. подъём и снижение

4. inequality of lift and weight d. прямой угол

5. compressed air e. прямолинейный горизонтальный полёт

6. air resistance f. изогнутая поверхность

7. climb and descent g. начать набор высоты

8. inherent ability h. сопротивление воздуха

9. curved surface i. искусственно созданные силы

10. artificially created forces j. присущая способность

Read the text and check whether your answers were correct.

Read the text and write out the words you don’t know, try to guess their meaning from the context. Compare your notes with your partners.