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Laser beam

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You should try to write everything that is said.

You can listen as many times as you want.

Check below the recording for some of the difficult words and come back and check the full text from this recording tomorrow.

Suggested ICAO level: 3+

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Difficult words: laser beam (n.)

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Boeing’s fuel cell technology answers

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Fuel cells in the propulsion system of small unmanned air vehicles.
  2. It’s used to break the water molecules into hydrogen that gets stored, compressed and put onto the aircraft as a fuel source.
  3. Eight to nine hours.
  4. She describes them as a very efficient fuel source that produces heat, electricity and water from the electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and air.
  5. With fuel cells, there’s less noise and vibrations, there’s less thermal signature from the plane, there’s increased endurance compared to battery-powered UAVs, and increased reliability compared to internal combusion-engine powered UAVs.
  6. They don’t produce any emissions, it’s a totally sustainable process.

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Boeing’s fuel cell technology

Here’s an interesting video that describes Boeing’s fuel cell technology.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

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  1. What is the team testing?
  2. What is the energy from the solar panels used to do?
  3. How many hours of endurance does the fuel cell give the plane?
  4. How does Nieves describe fuel cells?
  5. What advantages do fuel cells have?
  6. What emissions do they produce during the testing?

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Boeing’s fuel cell technology is making sustainable flight closer to reality

Powering an aircraft could soon be a sustainable endeavor. Fuel cell technologies being explored by Boeing use a fusion of hydrogen and oxygen to help power aircraft electricity, produce heat, and provide clean water. Learn more at http://www.boeing.com/innovation/

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Undercarriage fire

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

The left main gear of a commercial aircraft caught fire after landing on runway 06 at Schipol International Airport, Netherlands. The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries, but the runway was closed for 45 minutes.

An investigation revealed that the automatic anti-skid system was disabled on the left main gear the day before the accident.

The ground staff forgot to put a warning sticker in the flight deck about the problem with the anti-skid system.

After landing the crew applied brakes, which was in violation of the prescribed procedures when landing with a disabled anti-skid system. The tires burst and a fire started.

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Undercarriage fire

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You should try to write everything that is said.

You can listen as many times as you want.

Check below the recording for some of the difficult words and come back and check the full text from this recording tomorrow.

Suggested ICAO level: 4+

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Have a great day!

Difficult words: extinguish (v.), anti-skid system (n.), disable (v.), sticker (n.), violation (n.)

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AA 787 test flight answers

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It was a C1 flight, which is a flight by the customer before accepting a new plane.
  2. It involves taking the plane up and performing all of the checks on the emergency systems and everything else before they purchase the aircraft.
  3. They check everything that relates to what their passengers will see, feel, touch, use, look at and everything that the flight attendants use, basically everything that’s in the plane.
  4. According to David, it performed beautifully.
  5. He says it performs just like in the simulator.

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