Word list

anxiety [XNg7zaiEti] беспокойство, тревога, боязнь, страх

gradually [grXdjuEli] исподволь, мало-помалу, понемногу, постепенно

graph [gra:f] график, диаграмма, схема, кривая

recover [ri7kVvE] вновь обретать, возвращать, получать обратно, восстанавливать

significantly [sig7nifikEntli] многозначительно, значительно

steady [7stedi] неизменный, неуклонный. постоянный

throughout [Qru7aut] на всем протяжении, во всех отношениях, совершенно, все время

QUESTIONS:

1. What was an increase in aircraft movements from January to May 2001?

2. When was the peak of those movements?

3. Why was there a dramatic drop from October?

T7.5

Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen my name is John Patton, I'm from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and today I hope to provide you with a positive outlook for Australian aviation from a safety perspective. OK, I'll start by outlining some of the key indicators from over the last decade and it's my pleasure to inform you that, in general, the number of accidents across the country has been in decline. So I'll begin by showing you some data on total fixed wing accidents across the whole country for the period 1994 to 2003. OK? As you can see here, over the last three years there has been a marked decline in the number of accidents: from 106 accidents in 2001 down to 93 in 2002 and 74 in 2003. However, way back in 1994 this was a different story. In 1994 the total number of fixed wing accidents stood at 123. This number unfortunately increased significantly to 147 in 1995. You may remember July of that year in Western Australia - there was a series of sudden and violent storms. This number fell by 9 in 1996 but increased again to reach a peak of 149 in 1997. This can probably be attributed to the number of accidents caused by the fuel contamination crisis. After falling to 134 in 1998 and 121 in 1999, there was a gradual decrease in accidents to a total of 109 in 2000. This number remained relatively stable through to 2001 when there were 106 accidents. As I mentioned before, in recent years this number has thankfully fallen quite dramatically and we expect government measures to have an effect soon. Hopefully we will reach our eventual goal, which is of course, zero! So there we are - in general we can conclude that our skies are getting safer.

Word list

attribute [7Xtribju:t] объяснять (чем-либо), относить за счет (кого-либо, чего-либо); приписывать (кому-либо, чем-либо; относить к (чем-либо)

conclude [kEn7klu:d] делать вывод, подвести итоги, принимать решение, прийти к соглашению; заключить

contamination [kEn6tXmi7neiS(E)n] загрязнение, заражение, порча, разложение; загрязненность, засоренность

decade [de7keid] декада

decline [di7klain] спад, снижение, уменьшение; спадать, снижаться, убывать, ослабевать; наклон, наклонять, наклоняться, отклонять, отклоняться

eventual [i7ventSuEl] возможный, конечный. окончательный

outline [7autlain] конспект, план, схема, краткое содержание

outlook [7autluk] перспективы, виды на будущее, точка зрения, взгляд, мировоззрение, мироощущение

positive outlook оптимистическое, позитивное восприятие

violent [7vaiElEnt] интенсивный, сильный, резкий; неистовый, яростный

QUESTIONS:

1. What was the number of accidents in 2001 and 2003?

2. When was the significantly increased number of accidents?

3. When was there a gradual decrease in accidents?

4. What is the eventual goal in aviation safety?

T 7.6

Today most aircraft are very computerised and traditional analogue instruments are being replaced by the so-called 'glass cockpit'. The Airbus A320 was a pioneer aircraft in this regard and really began the trend, so - welcome to the A320 flight deck - the world's first fully computerised passenger aircraft! Computers helped design the A320, computers helped build it and computers control it.

The first thing you'll notice about the A320 cockpit area is the large amount of space. This is largely because the traditional control column or 'joystick' found in earlier airliners has been replaced by the smaller sidestick you can see down there - to the left of the captain's seat and to the right of the first officer's. The sidestick is used to manoeuvre the aircraft by sending electronic signals directly to the control surfaces -the so-called 'fly-by-wire' system. This has taken away the need for much of the complex mechanical and hydraulic connections of earlier airliners. Most pilots seem to enjoy using it although some are unhappy because they believe that the 'feel' of the older control columns has been lost. These pilots prefer the old joystick because of the realistic vibrations transferred through-the aircraft from the air passing over the control surfaces - they feel more 'connected' to the older planes. To the front of the pilots you can also see that the instrumentation has been dramatically simplified. The six large screens you can see are the main parts of what is known as the 'glass cockpit' or, to give it its proper title, the EFIS or Electronic Flight Instrumentation System. The glass cockpit has not only changed the way the aircraft is flown but it has also reduced the weight of the aircraft enormously. This has allowed greater payloads to be carried and also reduced the operating costs for airlines considerably.