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12.Чем выше температура и больше высота аэродрома над уровнем моря,
тем больше мощность двигателей при взлете.
13.According to Federal Aviation Regulations the aircraft must be able to climb to
an altitude of 35 feet by the end of the runway or clearway even if one engine
is not working.
3. Переведите текст 14.5. без словаря.
14.5. RECONNAISSANCE TORNADO
The Tornado are to replace Jaguars and provide NATO’s day / night all-
weather reconnaissance capability.
The RAF* Tornado electrical-optical reconnaissance system uses an infrared
linescanner for horizon-to-horizon coverage, together with two sideways-looking
thermal imagers. All three electro-optical sensors can be monitored by the Tornado
navigator using one of the aircraft’s two video-cassette recorders. Tactical
information can then be relayed to a ground station by radar.
*Notes:
RAF (Royal Air Force) - Британские BBC
14.6. USAF B–2
The Northrop Grumman B-2 is more than satisfying the operational and
maintenance demands placed on it by the US Air Force during the first months of
flying.
The first B-2 was accepted by the Air Force’s Air Combat Command on
Dec.17,1993, and the 509
th
Bomb Wing launched its first training sortie* five days
later on Dec.22.
Whiteman AFB will be the home of all 20 B-2’s to be assigned to the 509
th
Bomb Wing. If an additional 20 B-2’s are funded, they also most likely would be
based here and assigned to the same wing. The base’s support infrastructure has been
sized to handle 40 aircraft.
The B-2 is a big step forward in the modernization of the US Air Force’s
bomber force. The new technology embodied in the B-2 is reflected in the two-person
crew, half that of the B-1 and later models of the B-52. The stealth characteristics of
the B-52, combined with its range and payload capabilities, add yet another
dimension to operational combat missile flexibility.
From a pilot’s view point, Northrop has given the Air Force an aircraft that is
not only reliable, but easy and enjoyable to fly.
* Notes:
sortie - самолетовылет
