Picture 46

In this picture, I can see an Airbus A-380 during the taxi crossing a bridge over a freeway.

It is the world’s largest passenger aircraft and has four engines. The fuselage is white, and it has a silver belly.

The Lufthansa livery is printed on the fuselage as well as the website. The tail is blue with the yellow airline logo printed on it.

In the background, I can see part of the freeway with trucks and cars, and I can see a forest.

The weather is foggy, causing low visibility. In the foreground, I can also see the freeway with many trucks and cars and many freeway signs in German.

I can see trees and grass in the margins and traffic separators.

There is no emergency occurring, as this is a routine procedure.

 

In your opinion, what was happening before this picture was taken?

In my opinion, before this picture was taken, they were completing the boarding process, and all passengers were seated. The flight crew probably made their boarding announcement as well. Then the aircraft received authorization from the controller to begin taxing to the runway.

 

What do you think will happen next?

I believe that the aircraft will continue the taxi to the holding point for the runway and wait for clearance to take-off from the air traffic controller. The flight crew also will make the emergency procedure announcement, and the pilot will make his flight announcement.

 

3) What is the impact of huge airplanes like A380 and B787 on the environment?

Those kinds of aircraft burn a high quantity of fuel. Consequently, they produce a lot of greenhouse gases. I believe that in the long term, it might have an impact on the environment.

 

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Aviation industry is investing in developing new technologies, and it may result in greater production of giant wide-body airplanes, and, as a consequence, the number of small commercial airplanes will decrease.

I agree with this statement because with the development of new technologies, anything is possible. I believe that in the future, the Aviation industry will develop a new type of aircraft, which will be completely different than what we have nowadays.

I can’t entirely agree with this statement because, unless a new type of aviation fuel is developed, a gigantic wide-body aircraft would be very expensive to operate. As the priority of airline companies is to reduce the operational costs, I believe that this is a slim possibility.

 

 

Vocabulary Glossary

Bridge – 

bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.

Freeway – 

An express highway, especially one with controlled access.

Foggy

Full of or accompanied by fog.