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Principal Structural Units of the Airplane
PRINCIPAL STRUCTURAL UNITS OF THE AIRPLANE
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T. We'll consider the principal structural units of the airplane. Look at the picture (Fig. 1.1). This is an airplane.

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Figure 1.1

T. Do you know the meaning of the word 'airplane' ? S. Yes, I do. It is 'літак'. T. You are right. There are some words in the English language which have the same meaning. They are aircraft, airliner and aeroplane, plane, for short. S. What does the airplane consist of? T. The airplane consists of five principal structural units: the fuselage, the wing, the tail unit, the landing gear and the power plant. The wing means 'kphjio'. It is the main plane of the aircraft. The word 'plane' has two meanings 'літак' тa 'площина'. S. What is the function of the wing? T. The function of the wing is to support an airplane in the air and to create lift. S. What is the function of the fuselage? T. The function of the fuselage is to carry passengers, crew, cargo, equipment and to support the wing, tail unit and engines in some designs. It also carries the landing gear. S. What is the meaning of the word 'crew'. T. It is 'екіпаж'. 'Cargo' means 'вантаж'. The Ukrainian for 'tail unit' is 'хвостова частина'. There are some synonyms to it. They are: the tail assembly, tail, empennage, fin assembly. The word 'engine' means 'двигун'. The 'landing gear' is 'шасі'.
S. What is the function of the tail unit?
T.

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