R ead the text again and answer the following questions:
What is a bird strike?
At what stages of flight do bird strikes occur most?
Why are airports so attractive to birds?
What measures are taken to frighten the birds away?
3 June 1995. An Air France CONCORDE, at about 10 feet AGL while _______________ at John F. Kennedy International Airport (NY), ______________ 1 or 2 Canadian ___________ into № 3 engine. The engine _________________ an uncontained failure. Shrapnel from the № 3 engine ________________the № 4 engine and cut several hydraulic lines and control cables. The pilot was able to land the plane ______________ but the runway was closed for several hours. Damage to the Concorde was ______________ at over $7 million.
7. Listen and check your answers.
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estimate/
geese / landing / suffer / safe / ingest / destroy /
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Listen to the four recordings and report on each one using the following questions as a plan:
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damage
/ multiple / roll / duck / nacelle / replace / abort /
repairs / bang
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24 June 2005. During take-off ____________ at Subic Bay (Philippines), one engine on an AIRBUS-310 had ______________ bird strikes. A loud _________________ was heard followed by vibration and pull to the right. The pilot _______________ take-off. The fan blades were badly _______________. A large section of nose cowl was torn from _________________. The engine and cowling were ______________. The birds were identified as Philippine _______________. The time out of service was 4 days. The cost of _________________ was estimated at $9,456,000.
Listen and check your answers.
Listen and complete the table below.
DATE OF INCIDENT |
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TYPE OF AIRCRAFT |
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AIRPORT NAME |
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PHASE OF FLIGHT |
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BIRD(S) |
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PART(S) OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK OR DAMAGED |
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EFFECT ON FLIGHT |
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AIRCRAFT TIME OUT OF SERVICE |
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ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT |
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