Active Vocabulary

• A brief history of flight (Task 1.1;1.4;1.5)

1. Airfield (n) - aerodromas
2. Airframe (n) - lėktuvo korpusas
3. Airship (n) - orlaivis
4. Biplane (n) - dvisparnis lėktuvas
5. Cabin (n) - kabina
6. Commercial aviation (n) – komercinė aviacija
7. Confine (v) - apriboti
8. Flap (v) - plasnoti
9. Flying boat (n) – skraidanti valtis
10. Fluidity (n) – sklandumas, takumas
11. Helicopter (n) - straigtasparnis
12. Hydrogen (n) - vandenilis
13. Landplane (n) - orlaivis
14. Monoplane (n) – viensparnis lėktuvas
15. Ornithopter (n) - ornitopternis
16. Parachute (n) - parašiutas
17. Refinement (n) - tobulinimas
18. Seaplane (n) – skraidanti valtis
19. Streamline (n) – kryptis/aptakumas
20. Zeppelin (n) – dirižablis/ cepelinas

Synonyms

1. Aerodrome/airfield – aerodromas
2. Dirigible/aerostat/ zeppelin – dirižablis
3. Airplane with two sets of wings/biplane – dvisparnis lėktuvas
4. PAX area/cabin – kabina
5. A branch of aviation intended to make profit/commercial aviation – komercinė aviacija
6. Trap/frame/airframe – lėktuvo korpusas
7. Up&down/flap – plasnoti
8. Plane/aircraft/airship/landplane – orlaivis
9. Airplane with one set of wings/monoplane – viensparnis lėktuvas
10. Chute/ parachute – parašiutas

• Aircraft structures 1 (Task 2.1;2.2;2.3;2.4;2.5)

1. Ailerons - A part of the wing of a plane to control the plane’s balance -
eileronai
2. Air brake - A brake in vehicle that is worked by air pressure – lėktuvo stabdžiai
3. Retract – To pull something back into the main part of something - atitraukti
4. Lower - To let or make something go down - nužemėti
5. Stability - The quality or state of being steady and not changing in any way – stabilumas
6. Elevator – A part in the tail of an aircraft that is moved to make it go up or
down - aukščio vaira
7. Rudder - A movable part at the back of an aircraft used for controlling its
direction – vairas
 8. Rear - At or near the back of something - užnugaris
9. Fuselage - The main part of an aircraft in which passengers and goods are carried –
orlaivio korpusas/fiuzeliažas
10. Tilt – To make something change slightly; to change in this way – pakreipti
11. Suspend - To hang something from something else – pakabinti
12. Vary - To be different in size and shape – išsiskirti
13. Well - The part of an aircraft, including the wheels, that supports it on the
ground -
14. Accessory - An extra piece of equipment that can be added as a decoration - aksesuaras
15. Access -
16. House -
17. Landing gear - A part that is underneath some aircraft and is used for landing –
nutupimo įranga
18. Bumper
19. Strut - A bar fixed in front of the vehicle to reduce the effect if it hits anything
20. Assembly –
21. Skid -
22. Taxi - To move slowly along the ground before taking off or after landing -
riedėti
23. Attach
24. Extend
25. Retract
vertical
elevator stab.
spoilers
tail plane/horizontal rudder
stab.
flaps
overhead lavatory
elevator
compartm.
emergency cabin
door/exit
cowling

windshield air tail plane/horizontal

frame stab.
baggage door
compart.
flaps

spoilers
canopy
landing gear
engine landing gear
 tapered leading edge, tapered leading
straight trailing edge and trailing delta wing
edges

swept back wings straight leading Straight

and trailing edges leading edge,
tapered
trailing edge

• Aircraft structures 2 (2.2.1;2.2.2; aircraft features)

spinner
a/c nose propeller
windshield oil filler cap
stall window wing
warning
fuel cap
taxi/landing wing nav. lights
lights walk

nav flap fuselage aileron

lights

vertic. stabilazer

horizont. stabilazer
elevator
elevator nav lights
trim

storm rotating
door/canapy beacon
window
cockpit antenna rudder
engine
cowling

baggage comp.
dash
step
board
pitot
landing gear
Synonims for plane
• aeroplane
• aircraft
• airplane
• landplane
• airship

STOL – short take off landing

VTOL – vertical take off landing
A jumbo – largest plane in size

• Aircraft environment (2.1;2.2;2.4;2.5;2.6;2.7;2.8;2.9)

bridge - tiltas terminal - terminalas gates - vartai

customs –
muitinė An
area where
brighout - loss of visibility
luggage
due to bright light or from
intersection - sankirta
glare. foreign
destinations
is checked;

communications mast – Security

electrical cables you see checkpoints –
jetway - rankovė
from the air. saugumo
patikra

taxiway – riedėjimo takas - A restricted area

downdraſt - nusileisti road that connects the – uždrausta
parts of the runway zona
holding bay/area – laikymo hangar -
fix - sutaisyti
plotas angaras
high speed turn off – didelio fuel depot –
interstate – tarpvalstyb.
greičio limitas kuro saugykla
landing strip – nusileidimo Concourse -
runway – pakilimo takas
juosta vestibiulis
Low bridge-
overshoot - viršyti holding point – laukimo vieta
rankovė
tower – bokštas something
passenger steps - laipinimo
that makes a good laiptai
pier - rankovė
reporting point and is
 used as a visual aid in
navigation.

stand –
Windward – prieš vėją Threshold – tako slenkstis stovėjimo
vieta

restricted - Not open to general public

low bridge pier

airside road
Equipment parking area

no parking area Tug area

gate room

Jetty/jetway

Interstand
clearway

stand
boundary

stand. no. and center line

taxilane center line

Vehicles

it helps you not to get lost – follow me van

used at push-back – tug
used for electrical power at the parking stand – GPU (ground power unit)
for extinguishing fires – fire truck
to clear the tarmac on winter days – snow plough
it carries fuel – fuel tanker
it carries food – catering truck
it takes passengers to the plane – shuttle bus
like a huge bus which rises to the level of the door – mobile lounge
aerial ladder platform - kopėčių platforma
rapid intervention vehicle - greitosios intervencijos transporto priemonė

intersection
holding bay/area taxi way (TXY)
high speed turn off (HST)
holding
point runway (RWY)
threshold

tower
terminal building
jetway

satellite

PAX steps
Grammar

• Prefixes (1.6;1.7)
1. Coactive; codependent; copersonal; corelated
2. outbreak; outcome; outlying; outweigh
3. interdetermined; inter-existent;interjudge;inter-war
4. preeducation; preexist;prie-occur;preoperation
5. transborder;transinformation;transnational;transplant
6. multidimensional; multidisciplinary;multinateral;multitasking

• Irregular plural (2.6;2.7)

Singular Plural
1. Phenomenon Phenomena
2. Datum Data
3. Maximum Maxima
4. Hypothesis Hypotheses
5. Criterion Criteria
6. Syllabus Syllabi/syllabuses
7. Basis Bases
8. Analysis Analyses
9. Formula Formulas
10. Minimum Minima
11. Curriculum Curricula
12. Medium Mediums/media