Exercise 1.

1. Describe two types of air force planes that use propellers.

2. What is the main advantage of a jet plane as compared to a prop plane?

3. Transport planes usually have long wings, but fighters have short wings. Explain why.

4. A fighter can fly very fast, but that uses a lot of fuel. How can a fighter's radius be extended?

5. What is an interceptor mission? What type of plane is used?

6. One form of the F-4 is called the RF-4. What do you think it is used for?

7. One type of aircraft has no wings. Describe some other differences between this type of aircraft
and a strategic bomber.

8. What is the difference between a strategic bombing mission and a tactical bombing
mission?

9. What kinds of aircraft are described by their range, and what kind is described by its radius?
Explain why.

10. What is a liaison aircraft used for?

Exercise 2.

A. Fill in the spaces in these sentences with the correct terms.

1. A plane that carries cargo is a ....................................

2. The plane that must be able to climb faster than all others is the......................

3. Jet aircraft can fly faster than .............................................

4. Large bombers are used for ............................. bombing missions.

5. An F-5 carrying bombs is probably flying on a.............................. mission.

6. Students who are learning to be pilots fly in .........................

7. A bomber can extend its range by refueling from a ...................................

8. A French fighter, the "Mirage 5," has an ............................. of 1,520 knots.

9. All modern fighters can fly faster than sound acid are................................

10. A plane sent to take pictures or make measurements of the weather is on

a ................................mission.

11. If you must land where there is no runway, you need a .................................

Exercise 3.
B. For each word or phrase in the left column, find the word or phrase on the right that goes with it.
Write the number in the blank space. The first one has been completed as an example. (Hint: Do
the easy ones first, and then complete the rest).

.........2........... attacks bombers 1. tanker

...................... refueling 2. fighter
...................... cargo 3. bomber
...................... drops explosives 4. propeller
...................... takes off straight up 5. jet
...................... pulls the aircraft 6. trainer
...................... pushes the aircraft 7. transport
...................... cooperation 8. reconnaissance
..................... pictures 9. helicopter
...................... learning 10. tactical
...................... local battle 11. strategic
..................... distance 12. range
..................... 500 knots 13. airspeed
..................... long-range bombing 14. liaison