Helicopters

helicopter rotary-wing aircraft to lift to propel blade to hover to distinguish advantage disadvantage limitation to compare payload payload capability maneuverable search rescue emergency crane access stable predecessor commuter (airplane)

[′helikoptə] [′routəriwiŋ ′εəkra:ft] [lift] [prə′pel] [bleid] [′hovə] [dis′tiŋwi∫] [əd′va:ntidʒ] [disəd′va:ntidʒ] [limi′tei∫n] [kəm′pεə] [′peiloud] [′peiloud keipə′biləti] [sз:t∫] [′reskju:] [i′mз:dʒənsi] [krein] [′ækses] [steibl] [′pri:disesə] [kə′mju:tə]

- вертолет - летательный аппарат с несущим винтом - поднимать - приводить в движение - лопасть - зависать - разлтчать - преимущество - недостаток - недостаток - сравнивать - полезная нагрузка - грузоподъемность - маневренный - поиск - спасение - авария, чрезвычайная ситуация - кран - доступ - устойчивый - предшественник - самолет местных авиалиний

Ex.1. Read and translate the words, paying attention to the stress:

stable – stability

advantage – advantageous

complex – complexity

capable – capability

civil – civilian

photograph – photography

access – inaccessible

Lexical Exercises

Ex.2. Read and translate the international words:

Rotor, maneuverable, reverse, principle, medical, transportation, to revolutionize, quality, utilization, territory, commercial, passenger, to patrol, service, to produce, operation, fixed, stable, control, contrast, active, correction, to balance, to identify, autogiro

Ex.3. Read and translate:

- horizontal rotors, to be lifted and propelled by horizontal rotors, to be lifted and propelled by horizontal rotors having two or more rotor blades;

- to be used for a wide variety of activities; to be designed and used for a wide variety of military, civilian and commercial activities;

- inaccessible locations; placing large objects in otherwise inaccessible locations;

- to be viewed as an efficient means; to be viewed as a possibly more efficient means of transportation; to be viewed as a possibly more efficient means of transportation compared to fixed-wing commuter aircraft;

- to revolutionize mass transportation; not only to revolutionize mass transportation in parts of the world but also to improve the quality of life; not only revolutionize mass transportation in parts of the world but also improve the quality of life in a country by promoting efficient utilization of its territory

Ex.4. Match the antonyms:

fixed take off forward advantage less military stable clockwise

civilian disadvantage land counter-clockwise rotary in reverse more unstable

Ex.5. Translate the word-combinations paying attention to degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs:

1. greater cost, greater mechanical complexity, less payload capability, more efficient means of transportation, the most obvious limitation;

2. один или более несущих винтов, две или более роторных лопасти, более маневренный, меньшая скорость, меньшая дальность.

Ex.6. Match the main parts of a helicopter in the picture with their names below:

rotary wing landing gear fuselage tail propeller aircraft engines tail boom stabilizer

Ex.7. Match the helicopters in the pictures with their functions:

fire-fighting; police helicopter; attack helicopter;

aerial crane; ambulance; rescue

a) b)

Sikorsky S-64 Bell 205

c) d)

Westland WAH-64 Apache HH-65 Dolphin

e) f)

Sikorsky S-76C+

Ex.8. Read the text divided into four parts and choose for each part its title:

1. Limitations of a helicopter

2. Advantages of a helicopter

3. Identification of a helicopter

4. Application of helicopters