✈️Aviation English

2021-08-17 14:47:29 Prototype of military transport aircraft Il-112 crashed in Moscow Oblast during a test flight, killing a crew of three. The incident took place at Kubinka airfield.

The plane exploded after the fall and completely disintegrated. The plane's right engine fire is considered to be the principal cause of the incident.

Il-112 is a high-wing light military transport aircraft being developed by Ilyushin Aviation Complex for air landing and airdrop of military air cargoes, equipment and personnel. Open / Comment

2021-08-16 08:23:44 It is drizzling. (It is raining slightly.)
It is raining.
It is wet outside.(It is raining.)
It is pouring.(It is raining heavily.)
It is lashing.(It is raining heavily.)
It is raining cats and dogs.(It is raining heavily.)
Rain is not actually dangerous to plane, and you can often fly through rain with no issues at all. The main problem is that heavy rain often impairs visibility.

Although weather accounts for up to a quarter of air accidents worldwide, rain alone has almost never brought an airplane down. One notable exception was Garuda Indonesia flight 421, which suffered a flameout over the island of Java in 2002. Pilots couldn’t restart the engines and had to land the plane in a river, which was successful, though one flight attendant died due to aircraft damage.
Several notable air incidents have occurred due to stalling, which as noted can sometimes happen as a result of frozen rain on an aircraft wing. Open / Comment

2021-08-12 15:10:47 If you say that something is a recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences.

If fire on the board intensifies and there is no possibility to find a source of it and to eliminate it, it is a recipe for disaster. Open / Comment

2021-08-10 06:46:50 What can be used instead of trite "it is very dangerous?"
My favourites are - to JEOPARDIZE SAFETY and to COMPROMISE SAFETY which mean "to pose danger to".

If a plane flies close to CBs, it may jeopardize safety of the flight.

Any unrully passenger who doesn't adhere to rules compromises safety of the flight. Open / Comment

2021-08-09 13:29:02 Open / Comment

2021-08-09 08:15:04 It is so pleasant that more and more fair sex representatives are coming to aviation sphere. Open / Comment

2021-08-06 21:35:31 Perishables are, due to their nature, usually shipped by air. These products are frequently for human consumption, have a short shelf life. They will spoil or become useless outside of their correct temperature zone, they can melt if not kept frozen. Sometimes they require other special shipping considerations such as specific moisture levels or airtight packaging.
For example
fresh food like meat or seafood
frozen food items
prmaceuticals
flowers
animals Open / Comment

2021-08-03 10:37:18 There are some procedures that have to be executed IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
Low Pass(or flyby) is one of them because it will be complicated to observe the position of landing gear from the ground when it gets dark. Open / Comment

2021-07-26 14:32:37 Ukrainian airline SkyUp has implemented a new uniform for female flight attendants. High-heeled shoes have been substituted with trainers. It goes without saying that the previous form is more attractive and appealing but the new one is definitely more convenient for girls. Taking into consideration that the main purpose of a flight attendant is not servicing passengers with tea or coffee but providing safety, it will be more appropriate uniform. Open / Comment

2021-07-26 07:11:23 There are two meanings of this aviation term.

1)An irregular or emergency landing in which an aircraft drops flat to the ground from a low altitude.

2) The aircraft lands without its landing gear fully extended and uses its belly, as its primary landing device.

There is also a verb -to pancake.
(The aircraft pancaked on the runway.There wasn't significant damage to a plane owing to the airmanship of the pilots.) Open / Comment