A330 MRTT

A330-300

Airbus A330

AN-32P Forest Fire-Fighter

AN-74T-200A Light Transport Aircraft

The AN-74T-200 has been developed on the base of the certificated AN-74 special-purpose aircraft and is intended to carry 10 t of cargo at a speed of 600-700 km/h over a distance of up to 1,450 km and 3.05 t of cargo over a distance of 4,370 km. The aircraft is capable of operations from airfields with paved, unpaved and gravel runways.

The over-wing mounting position of the D-36 engines of series 3A ensures a high level of protection against foreign-object penetration and provides low fly-over noise.

This special aircraft has been developed based on the AN-32 transport aircraft and provides containment and extinguishing of forest fires with fire extinguishing fluid discharging from two external quick-release tank units. Total weight of the fire extinguishing fluid is up to 8 t. The aircraft is also highly suited for the delivery of smoke-jumpers (up to 30 persons), special equipment packages, cargoes and fire fighting equipment.

Provision is made for reconverting the aircraft into the standard transport version for commercial cargo transportation in the absence of forest fires.

The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner manufactured by Airbus. It was developed at the same time as the four-engined A340.

There are two variants of the A330: the long fuselage A330-300 measures 63.6 m (208 ft 1 in) in length and can fly up to 10,500 km (5,650 nautical miles). The short fuselage A330-200 measures 59.0 m (193 ft 7 in) in length with an operating range of 12,500 km (6,750 nautical miles).

The A330-300 carries 295 passengers in a three-class cabin layout (335 in 2 class and 440 in single class) over a range of 10,500 km (5,650 nautical miles). It has a large cargo capacity, comparable to a Boeing 747.

The Multi Role Transport version of the A330-200 provides aerial refueling and strategic transport. In January 2004 the UK Ministry of Defence announced that the A330 MRTT had been selected to provide air-refueling for the RAF for the next 30 years under the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme. The A330 beat competition from the Boeing 767 AAR derivative.

Exercise 3.2.2 Answer the questions.

1. Which aircraft does Antonov family include?

2. What aircraft is the An-124-100 developed on?

3. What is it intended for?

4. How many decks are there on the An-124-100?

5. Is it possible to load and unload the An-124-100 without the ground equipment? If so, why?

6. Where has the modification of the An-124-00M-150 been developed?

7. What is the service life of the An-124-00M-150?

8. How many members was the crew reduced by?

9. What is the An-225 aircraft designed for?

10. What is the An-225 maximum capacity?

11. What does the An-225 range of flight depend on?

12. What kind of cargo can the “Mriya” transport?

13. What is the purpose of the An-70?

14. What mode is used in order to increase transporting of cargo?

15. Which devices permit self-sufficient operations from unprepared airfields?

16. What are the new generation regional aircraft?

17. What are they intended for?

18. What is the advantage of the An-140 aircraft?

19. What engines is An-140 equipped with?

20. Where is the An-140 auxiliary power unit installed?

21. Is the An-38 heavy aircraft?

22. What is the An-38 designed for?

23. How many passengers can the An-38 airlift?

24. What is the temperature range for the An-38?

25. What enterprises create the family of the An-148?

26. Which aircraft does the An-148 replace?

27. What are the advantages of the Д-436-148 engine?

28. Is the An-148 able to perform automatic approach?

29. What is the An-148 provided with?

30. How much cargo can the An-74T-200 carry?

31. In what way are the An-74T-200 engines protected against foreign objects penetration?

32. What does the An-32P provide?

33. Where is the fire extinguishing fluid placed?

34. Is it possible to reconvert the An-32P into the commercial cargo transporting aircraft?

35. What are the two variants of the A330?

36. How many passengers can the A330-300 carry?

37. Is the cargo capacity of A330-300 more in comparison to Boeing 747?

38. What is A330 MRTT intended for?

39. When did the UK Ministry of Defence announce that A330 MRTT will provide air refueling for the RAF for the next 30 years?

Exercise 3.2.3 Write T if the sentence is true and F if the sentence is false.

1. The An-124-100 is a heavy transport aircraft.

2. It is intended to transport light cargo.

3. The lower deck on the An-124-100 is unpressurized.

4. The An-124-100 cargo handling system is not able to perform loading and unloading without the ground equipment.

5. Safety of the An-124-100 is ensured by the computerization of the systems.

6. The modification of the An-124-100M-150 aircraft has been developed by Antonov ASTC.

7. The An-124-100M-150 flight range has been increased from 4650 km to 5200 km.

8. The An-225 can transport mounted externally cargoes.

9. Maximum cargo capacity of the An-225 aircraft is 250 tons.

10. The aircraft is not able to transport helicopters.

11. The An-225 is planned to be used as the first stage for the launches of space payloads.

12. The An-70 is capable to transport 20-40 t of cargo.

13. The An-70 digital integrated avionics provides comfortable conditions for the crew under all weather conditions.

14. The An -140-100 is intended only for passengers’ transportation.

15. The An-140 is the substitute for the An-2 aircraft.

16. The An-24 aircraft has been operated for 50 years.

17. The An-140 aircraft has a low wing arrangement.

18. The An-140 aircraft is equipped with jet engines.

19. The An-38 is intended to airlift 40 passengers.

20. The An-38 aircraft can not be used on rather small airfields.

21. The An-38-100 can be converted quickly from passenger to cargo use.

22. The An-148 is created only by Antonov ASTC.

23. The An-148 is designed for cargo transportation on regional air routes.

24. Yak-40, Yak-42 service life is coming to an end.

25. Д-436 engine is equipped with the autocontrol and monitoring systems.

26. The An-148 aircraft is provided with bullet-proof doors.

27. The An-74T-220A is capable for operations from airfields with paved, unpaved and gravel runways.

28. The Д-36 engines are mounted below the wing.

29. The An-32P provides containment and extinguishing of forest fires.

30. Total weight of the fire extinguishing fluid is up to 9 litres.

31. The Airbus is manufactured by Airbus.

32. The long-fuselage Airbus A330 can fly up to 11500 km.

33. The Boeing 747 cargo capacity is larger.

34. A330-200 provides aerial refueling.

35. The A330 beat competition from the Boeing 767 AAR derivative.

Exercise 3.2.4 Give the English equivalents for the following.

Вес, гравий, емкость, хранение, преимущество, грузовместимость, больше обычного размера, перевозка, радиоэлектронное оборудование, огнегасящая жидкость, предназначать, легкий груз, коммерческий грузовой самолет, взлетный вес, надежность, обеспечивать, дальность полета, бортовое оборудование, усовершенствовать, сверхтяжелые грузы, размер, исследование, новое поколение региональных самолетов, заменять, высокое размещение крыла, задняя часть фюзеляжа, грунтовый аэродром, устанавливать, подходить к работе, включать, пассажирские сиденья, задний грузовой люк, подходить к концу, оборудован, участки полета, размах крыла, морские мили, компоновка, заправка топливом в воздухе.

Exercise 3.2.5 Find in the text synonyms for the following words and word combinations.

Suppress, ensure, to place, liquid, carry, different, construction, facility, not dependent on, airdrome, goods carried in an aircraft, fill with goods, things needed for a particular purpose distance, produce, element, comprise, decreased, made, at a higher point, very big, permit, work, possibility of containing, making a careful study, motor, installation, choose, send out, leg, watching, changing from one form to another, keep safe from.

Exercise 3.2.6 State what part of speech the following words belong to.

Specialist, against, cost, optimize, especially, based on, bullet-proof, possible, nowadays, payloads, length, self-sufficient, unprepared, universal, self-propelled, airlift, forty, regional, comfort, turboprop, conversion, whose, especially, with, storage, gravel, external, reconverting capacity, refueling.

Exercise 3.2.7 Match the words and word combinations in column A with those in column B.

A	B
1. total weight	a. система противоюзовой автоматики
2. aerial refueling	b. предусмотрено
3. STOL mode	c. система видео наблюдения
4. service life	d. правила стандартных схем SID и STAR
5. antiskid braking system	e. место для вооружения и боеприпасов
6. on the base of certificated An-74	f. цифровое интегрированное радиооборудование
7. protection against foreign object penetration	g. общий вес
8. aviation security measures	h. транспортный вариант
9. automatic flight control	i. заправка в воздухе
10. video observation system	j. режим короткого взлета и посадки
11. provision is made	k. подходит для доставки пожарников
12. in the absence of forest fires	l. на основе сертифицированного Ан-74
13. transport version	m. срок службы
14. autocontrol and monitoring system	n. меры по авиационной безопасности
15. SID and STAR rules	o. специальное оборудование
16. the place for weapon and ammunition storage	p. размеры грузового отсека
17. special equipment	q. автоматическое управление полетом
18. is suited for the delivery of smokers	r. защита от попадания посторонних предметов
19. the digital integrated avionics	s. система автоконтроля и управления
20. the cargo compartment dimensions	t. при отсутствии лесных пожаров

Exercise 3.2.8 Fill in the gaps with the words from the text choosing from the ones given in brackets.

1. The An-74T-200 has been _________ (made, designed, developed) on the base of the certificated An-74.

2. The aircraft _________ (is equipped, is provided, is installed) with manual and automatic flight control.

3. The aircraft systems and __________ (parts, units, components) permit self-contained operations.

4. The aircraft ________ (is used, is intended, is operated) by Antonov’s own commercial airline.

5. The An-140 aircraft has a _________ (over wing, high wing, low wing) location.

6. The An-140 aircraft __________ (has been flown, has been used, has been operated).

7. A rear cargo hatch and on board cargo handling gear _________ (provide, intend, allow) quick conversion from passenger to cargo use.

8. The An-38-100 aircraft is intended _________ (to take, to move, to airlift) 27 passengers.

9. The An-140-100 aircraft _________ (provides, designs, differs) from the prototype with the wingspan.

10. The aircraft ________ (is employed, is provided, is suited) for operation over a wide range of temperatures.

11. The aircraft ________ (is possible, is capable, is useful) of transporting helicopters.

12. The large volume of work _________ (is done, is expected, is waiting) for Ruslan.

13. In cooperation with the enterprises of Ukraine, Russia and other countries Antonov ASTC ________ (manufactures, designs, creates) the family of An-148 jets.

14. New airliners __________ (will change, will replace, will intend) the An-24, Tu-134, Yak-40.

15. A330-200 provides aerial __________ (charging, lifting, refueling).

Exercise 3.2.9 Fill in the gaps with the related words.

1. The aircraft ________ to transport general and outsize cargoes (is intending, intends, intention).

2. The digital integrated avionics __________ comfortable working conditions (provision, provided, provide).

3. The aircraft is capable of transporting _________ vehicles (self-propelling, self propelled, self propulsion).

4. With a longer range of 6600 km more than 20 t of cargo _________ (can be carrying, can be carried, can be carry).

5. The airborne cargo handling system _________ to perform loading and unloading (allow, allowed, allows).

6. Simplicity and reliability of the aircraft operation __________ by the computerization of the systems (ensured, ensures, ensuring).

7. There is a __________ fuselage layout (doubling deck, doubled deck, double deck).

8. It __________ the main components of An-124-100 (including, includes, include).

9. In the STOL mode An-70 is _________ of transporting 20-30 t of cargo (capability, capable, uncapable).

10. An-140 is _________ for the An-24 aircraft (substituted, substitute, substition).

Exercise 3.2.10 Fill in the prepositions if necessary.

1. The An-124-100 is developed _________ the basis of An-124.

2. It is the biggest aircraft _______ the world.

3. Mechanization loading provide independent aircraft operation _______ the poorly equipped airfields.

4. The An-225 is designed to transport large-span cargoes ______ any place _____ the globe.

5. Investigations are also under way to use An-225 ______ the commercial launches of space payloads.

6. It provides comfortable working conditions ______ the crew all the year and ______ all latitudes.

7. The An-9-3Б auxiliary unit is installed ______ the rear part of the fuselage.

8. The An-38-100 is capable to airlift 27 passengers ______ a maximum speed of 405 km/h.

9. The aircraft suited _______ operation at small airfields including those covered _____ ice and snow.

10. The aircraft allows quick conversion ______ passenger ______ cargo version.

Exercise 3.2.11 Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Комплекс мер по авиационной безопасности предоставляется на АН-148.

2. Самолет оборудован пуленепробиваемыми дверьми, системой видеонаблюдения и противоугоночными устройствами.

3. Система автоматического управления и контроля оптимизирует работу двигателя, уменьшает расход топлива.

4. АН-74 – самолет особого назначения и предназначен для перевозки 10 тонн груза.

5. Он может эксплуатироваться с бетонных и грунтовых ВПП.

6. Предусмотрено превращение самолета в стандартный грузовой вариант.

7. Он может выполнять автоматический заход, горизонтальную и вертикальную навигацию, взлет и посадку по SID и STAR.

8. На самолете есть специальное место для размещения взрывоопасных устройств.

9. Высокое расположение двигателя Д-36 обеспечивает высокий уровень защиты от попадания посторонних предметов.

10. А-330-200 обеспечивает заправку топливом в воздухе и стратегическую перевозку.

11. Конструкция фюзеляжа была усилена, чтобы обеспечить подъем груза до 150 тонн.

12. Он предназначен для перевозки тяжелого и особо крупного груза и различной специальной техники.

13. Навигационная система и радиолокатор были модернизированы.

14. Ресурс самолета составляет 24000 часов полетов.

15. Установлена система противоюзовой автоматики.

16. Военное кислородное оборудование заменено на гражданское.

17. Улучшен уровень комфорта кабины отдыха для экипажа.

18. ФН-140 имеет высокое расположение крыльев, стандартную хвостовую конфигурацию.

19. Максимальная грузовместимость 2500 кг.

20. Самолет оборудован ручной и автоматической системой управления полетом.

Exercise 3.2.12 Retell the text.

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