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Answer the following questions:1) What aircraft manufacturers do you know?2) Have you ever travelled by Airbus airliners?Do they differ from the other ones? In what way?5.2. Read the text and speak about innovative technologies that Airbus’manufacturers used.AIRBUS: PIONEERING LEADERSHIPAirbus is one of the world‟s leading aircraft manufacturers, and it consistently captures approximately half or more of all orders for airliners withmore than 100 seats.Over the past 40 years, Airbus has played a key role in the internationalair transport industry‟s evolution.
Achievements such as improving manu19facturing techniques, developing global cooperation, and reducing aviation‟s environmental impact result from Airbus‟ ability to understand market and passenger expectations, and answer them with solutions that havebecome world standards.Airbus always has been forward-thinking, with the environmental impact of its products high on the agenda. Their mission is to provide the aircraft best suited to the market‟s needs and to support these aircraft with thehighest quality of service. The Airbus product line comprises 14 aircraftmodels, from the 100-seat single-aisle A318 jetliner to the 525-seat A380 –which is the largest civil airliner in service. Reducing noise and fuel consumption – and thus emissions – as well as managing the full lifecycle of itsaircraft all are major objectives.At a time when others were concentrating on three- or four-engine aircraft, Airbus entered the civil aviation scene by developing the first everwidebody twin-engine, the A300B, in the 1970s.
This aircraft featured lowfuel consumption, reduced external noise levels and highly efficient operating costs, as well as Category 3 landing technology, enhanced comfort andcontainerized cargo.In the early 1980s, Airbus improved the A300B with a new concept offorward-facing crew cockpits – which reduced the crew to two pilots whileimproving safety and introducing new standards for civil aircraft.Next, it developed a shortened version of the A300: the A310. It was thefirst commercial widebody to be certified for two-man crew operations fromthe start, as well as the initial aircraft to use composites for primary structure components.In the late 1980s, Airbus broke new ground again with the A320 –which set standards for efficiency and cabin comfort, and introduced fly-bywire flight controls and side-stick controllers into civil aviation.In the early 1990s, Airbus introduced ultra-efficient aircraft for the medium- and long-range markets: the A330 and A340.The recent introduction of Airbus‟ 21st century flagship A380 marked anew era.
It is not only setting new passenger comfort standards, the aircraftis raising the bar for environmental standards with its low fuel consumptionand noise levels – as well as reduced CO2 and NOx emissions.The A350 XWB will continue Airbus innovation, utilizing new technologies and advanced materials such as 53 per cent of CFRP (Carbon FibreReinforced Plastic) while keeping the benefits of commonality.Airbus made 483 deliveries in 2008, surpassing the previous year‟s totalby 30.
Its total number of aircraft provided to customers worldwide was20above the 5,600 mark as of April 2009, with combined orders reaching morethan 9,200 single-aisle and widebody Airbus jetliners. It has also expandedinto the military transport aircraft sector.Finally, Airbus revolutionized the industry by convincing Europeanpartners to develop and manufacture aircraft components while assemblingthe aircraft on a single production line.To safeguard this technology leadership position and to ensure its globalcompetitiveness, Airbus relies on its ability to innovate and build theworld‟s most efficient aircraft.
Today, Airbus 2020 sets the path for a hugeR&T programme over the next 20 years, which will ensure that innovationremains at the heart of Airbus development.Comprehension5.3. Divide the text into logically complete parts and match them to theheadings:a) Objectivesb) The role in the international air transport industry‟s evolutionc) Developmentd) Future prospectse) Deliveries5.4. What do these numbers refer to?100, 14, 30, 9200, 483, 525, 56005.5.
Mark each statement as T (True), F (False) or N (Not Mentioned).1) Airbus is one of the leading aircraft manufacturers in Russia.2) Airbus has an ability to understand market and passenger expectations and offer a good solution.3) Aerial tankers for in-flight refueling and transport missions are available in aircraft variants derived from the A310 and A330.4) The largest civil airliner in service A380 has 500 seats.5) The A310 was the first commercial widebody to be certified for twoman crew operations.6) To safeguard technology leadership position and to ensure its globalcompetitiveness, Airbus follows traditional methods without introducingany new technologies21Vocabulary development5.6. Form the nouns by means of the suffix tion and translate them intoRusssian.
Consult the dictionary if necessary.1. evolve –2. expect –3. solve –4. operate5. introduce –6. innovate –7. consume –8. cooperate –5.7. Match the pairs of synonyms.AB1. enhanceda. cabin2. utilizeb. reinforced3. commonalityc. expectation4. anticipationd. use5. cockpite. community6. ensuref.
secure7. safeguardg. guarantee8. approximatelyh. about5.8. Match English words to their Russian equivalents.широкофюзеляжный сдвоенный двигатель; дальновидный; сказать новое слово; выйти на арену гражданской авиации; узкофюзеляжныйреактивный самолет; воздействие на окружающую среду, боковая ручка управления.5.9. Match the words in A to the definitions in BAB1. fly-by-wire a. the act of bringing goods, letters, etc. to a particular person or place.2.
to capture b. to include or show smth. as a special or important part ofsmth.3. flagshipc. operated by electronic circuits rather than mechanicalrods4. to featured. to get control of a place or object5. deliverye. to be even better or greater than smb. or smth. else6.
to surpass f. the best and most important product that a company ownsor produce22Grammar revision5.10. Translate the sentences paying attention to the use of the Infinitive. Define its function.1. To support its growth, Airbus has developed a logistics system tomove components over Europe using the specially-designed cargo aircraft,ships and road transportation vehicles.2. Airbus continues to pioneer with the opening of the A320 Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin last year, a clear sign of its innovativeapproach to international cooperation.3.
Airbus has been built on its ability to draw on the best of Europe anddevelop innovative products in anticipation of market needs.4. Airbus‟ vision for 2020 is to be a top-performing enterprise buildingthe world‟s best aircraft for its customers.5. Their mission is to provide the aircraft best suited to the market‟sneeds and to support these aircraft with the highest quality of service.6. To safeguard this technology leadership position and to ensure itsglobal competitiveness, Airbus relies on its ability to innovate and buildthe world‟s most efficient aircraft.23Compiled by Kondratyeva O. I.
(Units 2–4),Serguntsova A. S. (Unit 1)MODULE IIFaculty of Applied Mathematicsand Computer ScienceUnit 1Before you read1.1. Answer the questions.1. How many departments does the faculty of Applied Mathematics, Computer and Information Science comprise?2. When was this faculty founded?3. What subjects do students study at this faculty?4. What facilities does it provide students with?1.2. Now you study at NSTU and in some years you will be a qualifiedspecialist. You have chosen to study at this faculty. What do you knowabout your faculty?1.3.
Read the text.THE FACULTY OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS,COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCEAfter completing school it was not an easy decision for some schoolleavers to come to the Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Computer and Information Science at the Novosibirsk State Technical University.Admission to NSTU and to this faculty is open to all but it is more selective than admission to some other faculties.
But for many people this decision does often prove to be a winning one. They successfully pass theirentrance exams and are enrolled.Now they are in the first year of study and are very pleased that theychose this faculty because mathematics, computer science and informationtechnologies are still a new and challenging area and the faculty has quite areputation for it. Besides, students are promised that the faculty would takegreat care to ensure smooth transition from school to university.24The faculty was set up in 1993 and at present comprises seven departments. The major are the Department of Applied Mathematics; SoftwareSystems and Databases; Parallel Computational Technologies; Computational Technologies.The faculty offers Bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and computer science, Engineer’s degree in applied mathematics, and Master’sdegree in applied mathematics and computer science, mathematical modeling and computer software.In accordance with the curriculum, students are given fundamental training in the field of up-to date computational and information technologies,they acquire techniques of development and implementation of up-to-datesoftware, and skills in working and programming in different operationalenvironments, study algorithmic and databases languages.The faculty courses are taught by the academic staff with a backgroundin pure and applied mathematics as well as in the computer science and information technologies.
All the staff also combine teaching with researchwork.The range of subjects taught gives an opportunity to major in a wide variety of directions, which are computer graphics; network information technologies; artificial intelligence systems; up-to-date technologies of computer data analysis and optimal experimental design; computational methodsfor solving problems of mathematical physics; application of mathematicalmethods to finance and insurance.The faculty has extensive facilities, that is, many modern computers,fully equipped computer classrooms.
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