✈️Aviation English

2022-06-16 10:16:06 Everybody from aviators knows "leading edge' as "the foremost edge of an airfoil"(передняя кромка) but this word combination has another meaning.

"the forefront or vanguard, especially of technological development" ( передавая технология)
E.g.
Airbus uses only leading edge technologies.
Leading edge system INDRA has been implemented in most regional centres of Ukraine. Open / Comment

2022-06-11 15:13:41 All of the slats and flaps appeared to be intact.

The plane veered of the RWY but fortunately landing gear remained intact. Open / Comment

2022-06-11 15:04:29 The new paint palette Trump demanded for Air Force One could overheat the planes because it's TOO DARK.

The new colour scheme requires the underside of the plane and its engines to be DARK BLUE, which retains more heat than a lighter colour.
To accommodate that, modifications may have to be made to cool some of the plane's components.
The White House has yet to make a decision on whether to keep the Trump paint scheme for the converted jets, or revert to the earlier colours.

Livery ['lɪv(ə)rɪ] ливрея - a special design and colour scheme used on the vehicles, aircraft, or products of a particular company. Open / Comment

2022-06-10 00:37:42 to go the extra mile - выложиться на все сто; прилагать дополнительные усилия;

backlash - негативная обратная реакция;

(trade) union - профсоюз;

roster ['rɔstə] - расписание нарядов, дежурств;

to step in - вмешиваться. Open / Comment

2022-06-08 11:49:43 Open / Comment

2022-06-08 11:41:01 February 26th, 2022, the Icelandair Boeing 737-9 MAX flight from Keflavik (Iceland) to Seattle (USA) had a Tail Strike on takeoff from RWY 19. The crew continued the 7.5h flight to Seatle at FL360. The aircraft was grounded for 20+ hours thereafter. Open / Comment

2022-06-07 09:15:32 Aviation English will be always topical issue for aviation community. Its learning is not easy and takes a lot of time, energy, willpower and stamina. Buying textbooks is often not enough. But it is impossible to learn it for a couple of weeks.
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2022-06-01 10:44:42 E.g.

The persistent rain made the rescuers' work more difficult.

The flights were delayed due to persistent rain at the airport because it impaired visibility significantly. Open / Comment

2022-05-31 12:31:59 The destroyed Antonov An-225 was dismantled and removed from Hostomel Airport in Kyiv, Ukraine some days ago.

The Antonov AN-225 Mriya was the largest cargo aircraft in the world and was the only aircraft that featured six turbofan engines. The aircraft was a modern engineering marvel, able to transport up to 250 tonnes of cargo, including single pieces weighing up to 200 tonnes, over short and medium-haul routes.
This giant aircraft was severely damaged in late February when the invasion began.
It now looks like the only option of seeing the Antonov An-225 take to the skies again would be to complete the construction of the second aircraft. Construction began but was halted when funds dried up at the fall of the Soviet Union. At the time, the aircraft was believed to be about 70% completed. But we still hope to see the Antonov An-225 take to the skies.



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2022-05-29 16:16:07 E.g.
I have been working as an ATC for 5 years and I have 3 endorsements nowadays.

He couldn't substitute his colleague because he didn't have endorsement for this sector. Open / Comment