La Pasión de la Aviación desde la Escuela 2.0 (2ª PARTE)

8/2/2019 La Pasin de la Aviacin desde la Escuela 2.0 (2 PARTE)

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Encuentro aeronutico

CEIP Miguel de Cervantes

27 de abril de 2012


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ENGLISH

THE LANGUAGE OF AVIATION


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Why is English the languageof aviation?

December 17th 1903: First Flight in USA

The brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright, in

the town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,made the first flight in the History of

Aviation. In 12 seconds the plane flew for

about 100 feet.As we are going to study now, the History ofAviation was born in the Anglo-SaxonCountries.


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AVIATION IN THE WORLD

1903-1913: Firstexperiences withdifferent models ofairplanes, all of

them used in anamateur way.

1914-1945

Development of theplanes in first andsecond World War.

1946-1950:The greatadvance ofCommercial Aviation,using the knowledge

and the HumanResources of bothWars.

1952-1968:Jet-aircraftin Commercial

Aviation.

1969:First Civil

Supersonic Flight


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THE AIR AGE

A hundred years ofHistory, that means

thousands andthousands of differentplanes used in Civil

Aviation, which made

our World smaller,reducing the traveltime...


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THE AIR AGE

Aviation is a wonderful and afascinating industry for many people.

The Air Age began many years ago,when the man looked at the sky andsaw the birds flying.

And still is regarded as a new andbeautiful activity, that contributes to theprogress of the economy in the world.


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Regulations on Civil Aviation

ICAO: International CivilAviation Organization:

Establish in 1944,as aspecialized agency of theUnited Nations, to controlall the civil air transportactivities:

1.Rights to fly 2.Standards for air

navigation

3.Ground Formalities.


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MAKING A PLANE

It takes about 10 years tomake a new airplane.

1.Aircraft Design 2.Economy and safety of

the project

3.Asembly of components

4.Ground tests

5.Flight tests


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AIRPLANE COMPONENTS COCKPIT:Flight Crew

CABIN:Passengers WINGS:Ailerons

TAIL:Rudder and Elevator

ENGINES:Thrust(acceleration)

LANDING GEAR:Wheels

TECHNICAL SYSTEMS:

Fuel

Hydraulics

Electrical

Air-Conditioning

Anti-Ice


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COCKPIT:FLIGHT CONTROLS

Control Wheel or Joy-Stick (Side-Stick)

Pedals: Direction and

Wheel-Brakes

Flaps and Slats:Devicesto increase lift

Spoilers: Air-Brakes Thrust-Levers: Increase

and decrease enginespower


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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS

Automatic Pilot andFlight Guidance System

Air Speed Indicator

AltimeterVertical speed indicator

Attitude and Direction

indicator Horizontal situation

indicator

Traffic collision

avoidance system


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ENGINES INSTRUMENTS

Engine power indicators:thrust setting

Engine temperatureindicators: turbinetemperature

Compressor and turbinerevolutions: speed inside

engines components Fuel flow indicator: fuel

used per hour

Engine vibrationindicators


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NAVIGATION ANDCOMUNICATION INSTRUMENTS

INS: Inertial Navigation GPS: Global Positioning

VOR:VHF-Omnidirectional

ILS: Instrument LandingSystem

ADF:Automatic DirectionalFinding

VHF: Communication invery high frequency

Transponder: Information

for Air-traffic control


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LETS GOTO LA PALMA...

FLIGHT PREPARATION:45 minutes beforetaking-off, the crew collects the technicaldocuments at the flight planning office:weather information at destination airport,number of passengers, cargo and mail,deciding the fuel required for each flight.

30 minutes before taking-off, the crew

perform the pre-flight checks, and theyprepare the cockpit and the passenger cabin.


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PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS

We are going to listen now areal conversation in the cockpitof an airplane, as the crew hascompleted the pre-flight

checks. One of the pilots is reading

every item of the Check-Listand the other pilot is checking

all the switches and controls,answering properly..

ALL IN ENGLISH..


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A real flight to La Palma


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ANY QUESTIONS?

..About the language of Aviation

..We still have a couple of minutes totalk about...


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La Pasión de la Aviación desde la Escuela 2.0 (2ª PARTE)