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4.4. EXERCISES
1. Ответьте на вопросы.
1.
When was the art of air-to-air combat and air-to-ground attack born?
2.
Why was the gunsight installed on the fighters?
3.
What enabled fighter pilots to attack any targets of opportunity spotted on the
ground?
4.
What does the standard equipment aboard modern aircraft include?
5.
Using what system can the F-15E crew take off from a blacked-out airfield and
fly a moonless night attack mission?
6.
What equipment enables the pilot to stay below enemy radar acquisition
horizons?
7.
What is the purpose of the pilot's using ground clutter?
8.
What is the advantage of cathode-ray tube displays as compared to old round
dials?
9.
What is the convenience provided to the pilot by the glass cockpit?
10.What is the advantage of the hands on throttle and stick system?
11.Does it take the modern aircraft pilot long to reconfigure the plane as a fighter?
12.Is it difficult to engage enemy plane after the radar is locked on to it?
13.What does the term "aircraft armament system" cover?
14.What is the classification of aircraft armament according to the stores used and
the method of their employment?
2. Переведите.
to ensure the accuracy of aim; установленные в кабине устройства
отображения информации; to penetrate enemy air defenses in total darkness;
многофункциональный индикатор отображения информации на фоне лобового
стекла; to fly over rough terrain; заменять устаревшие электромеханические
индикаторы; hands on throttle and stick system; сводить все данные воедино;
within range of the gun or one of the missiles; с бреющего полета обстреливать
расположенные в окопах войска противника из пулемета; to fit bomb racks to
provide the engagement of any targets of opportunity; инфракрасные системы
переднего обзора обеспечивают летчику возможность поражения цели с
большой точностью; low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night system;
легкость восприятия всей необходимой для полета и управления оружием
информации; aircraft equipped with look down/shoot down radar system;
отображать только один параметр; critical control switches; отвлекать внимание
летчика на восприятие большого объема информации.
3. Переведите следующие предложения с опорой на текст.
1.
During WW I low-flying fighter pilots used machine guns to strafe enemy
troops in the trenches.
