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1.6.

HOW

BIG

IS

BIG?

The largest

passenger

aircraft to date is the 8747, capable of transporting

between

 

of

 

passengers

(with the record maximum being

674) with a range

500 and 650

 

 

 

747

measures 77.66m

in length and

1!.8m in

 

and 10,500 km, The

between 6,460

 

 

 

9m more than in the L-IOI!.

 

60m), almost

 

 

 

is 59.64m (nearly

overall height. Wrngspan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE THESE TYPICAL QUESTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

. ,.

 

How

 

~How

'~'.""_;~W

," - "",

~;)~'

;' ,~~

", '. 0

How

 

 

far is it from

tail to nose?

What is the

overall length?

 

 

-~'"

 

 

 

__-"'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

far oH the ground is the cockpit?

 

..~ ..

 

 

 

~~;JE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

large is the

center fuel tullk? What

~;ts maii;uDJi;

><H~·

 

 

 

A . g"

 

 

 

 

~.-~~

••

- .

 

 

 

 

 

 

.~ext1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

evaC:U~~D:!~lto<the>

 

 

 

far i~ it ttom. one emergency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~'th~~ente':t~iI!!

~J!old?

 

 

 

 

 

.

len} ~Jiiuel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

many 'i!~~!l1i

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How.mach

engine

thraSt

i

reqaired

far

take-off

with

fall

passenger

load?

Photograph

ClAir

France. Reproduced

by

permission.

DIMENSIONS,

WEIGHTS,

CAPACITY

Note

the

questions and

the

answers.

o What is its

width?

o How wide is It?

o What I. Its

length?

o How long is it?

o What I. Its

height?

o How high is It?

It's 3m wide.

It's3m in width.

Ifs 33m in length.

It's 33m long.

Ifs 10m high.

It's lOm in height.

o What la Its

weight?

}

 

 

tonnes.

 

 

 

o How much does It wel&h?

Itwe;ghs 150 (metric)

 

 

o What'. its

capacity?

It has 0

copacity of 30,000

I.

 

 

 

 

 

o How much can It hold?

It con hold 30,000

liters.

 

 

 

 

HOW +ADJECTIVE?

This is 0 very common pattern

in

 

conversation.

 

How useful is It?

 

How important is the change?

 

How thJn is the air at 35,OOOft?

 

How bad (extensive) was the damage?

How slrOng Wa$ the wind?

 

rn-a'n'",

 

.'l~

1.6.~. OUESTIO~S

AN~ ANSWERS

Eurt!"

TalkIng

about dImenSIons

 

.:;o;'~;:":

 

 

 

.l!=======

-'~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORKING WITH A PARTNER If POSSIBLE, PRACTICE ASKING

AND ANSWERING

QUESTIONS ABOUT

THE

 

ON

PAGE

16.

 

 

(100/200/300

SERIES). SEE ALSO THE GRAMMAR fiLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8747

500

(lOO

series)1550 (200

series)/66O(300

series)

6,46Okm

(100)

/I

0,9OOkm

(200)

/1

0,5OO<m

(300)

j

1(}(}-Z()()-J(){}

serifS

 

wingspan: mtow (tonnes)·: fuel capacity (Ilters)

(US gallon,)

normal CI'\.lisealtitude:

70.66m (23L76k)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.8m (63.400)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59.64m (195.62

ft)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

332.9

(100)

/371

.9(200)

/377.8

(300)

 

 

 

(300)

183,570(100)

/198,380

(200)

/198,380

 

48.650 (lOO) /52,580

(200)/52,580

(300)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,OOOft to

39,OOOft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MAXIMUM

TAKE-OFF WEIGHT