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Ex. 1. Before reading the occurrence description study the following word list. Listen to and repeat the words and sample sentences
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Ex. 1. Before reading the occurrence description study the following word list. Listen to and repeat the words and sample sentences.bound for (adj) направляющийся e.g. The plane was bound for Dublin. attempt (n, v) 1) попытка; 2) пытаться e.g. His repeated attempts to get in touch with the controller were unsuccessful. The engine went dead and the pilot attempted to res- tart it. ram air turbine (n) турбина с приводом от набегающего потока воздуха, ветродвигатель e.g. A ram air turbine (RAT) is a small turbine that is сonnected to a hydraulic pump, or electrical gene- rator used as a power source for aircraft. backup (adj) резервный, запасной e.g. An emergency power supply unit provides backup resources in case of failure of the primary systems. subsequently (adv) впоследствии, позднее e.g. Subsequently, the authorities agreed it had been the only possible decision. bang (n) громкий удар, внезапный шум e.g. Suddenly there was a loud bang and a puff of smoke. lack (n) недостаток, нехватка, отсутствие (чего-либо) e.g. A lot of pilots’ errors occur due to lack of situa- tional awareness. vessel (n) корабль, судно e.g. It was a huge ocean-going vessel. skill (n) умение, мастерство e.g. The job requires skill and an eye for detail. Ex. 2. Read the report and check whether your answers in Pre-reading Task were correct.Ditching in the Hudson RiverUS Airways Flight 1549 operated as a code share* with United Airlines was a passenger flight that ditched into the Hudson River about five minutes after takeoff on January 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 aircraft had just departed from New York City's LaGuardia Airport bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, with the first officer at the control. About 2 minutes after take-off, while climbing through an altitude of 3,200 feet on the initial climb out to 15,000 feet, the aircraft hit birds. The windscreen quickly turned dark brown. Both engines ingested birds and immediately lost almost all thrust. The crew radioed the ATC, "Hit birds. We lost thrust in both engines. Returning back towards LaGuardia". The captain took the controls, while the first officer began going through the three-page emergency procedures checklist in an attempt to restart the engines. The emergency ram air turbine, which provides backup electrical and hydraulic power, was subsequently deployed. The passengers and cabin crew later reported hearing a very loud bang, seeing flames, followed by an immediate loss of power and engine noise, and smell of fuel in the cabin. Responding to the captain’s report of a bird strike, the controller gave the flight a heading to return to LaGuardia and told them that they could land to the southeast on Runway 13. But the captain replied that he was unable and asked if they could attempt an emergency landing at the nearest airport. However, after gaining permission to do so the captain realized that it would be impossible due to lack of altitude, so he took a decision to ditch into the Hudson River. As the plane was about to hit the water, the captain announced, "Brace for impact", and the flight attendants instructed the passengers to keep their heads down. The ditching was carried out successfully. Immediately after coming to a stop in the water, the cabin crew began evacuating the passengers through the four emergency window exits located over the wings and into the inflatable slides * A code share flight – рейс, выполняемый двумя авиакомпаниями по взаимному соглашению. Такие код-шеринговые соглашения характерны для большинства крупных современных авиа- компаний. deployed from the two passenger doors at the front of the Airbus. The rear doors, which were below the water line, were not opened as doing so would have immediately flooded the cabin. After all the people had been evacuated to the wings and slides to await their rescue, the captain walked the length of the cabin twice to be sure that everyone had exited the plane thus making the captain the last occupant to evacuate the aircraft. Within minutes vessels from the New York City Fire Department, including a fireboat, four marine units, rescue divers and 35 ambulances were on the scene ready to help the people coming off the flight. All of the passengers and flight crew were evacuated safely. All on board survived, only a few occupants suffered minor injuries. The lives of 155 people were saved due to the skills and training of the crew. The pilot made a "textbook landing". жүктеу/скачать 1.29 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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