Aviation Technical English for aircraft maintenance engineers (Авиационный технический английский язык для студентов-авитехников)

47 n. SLIDE, ESCAPE SLIDE There is a sliding window on each side of the flight deck. v. SPIN (rotate, revolve quickly) n. SPINNER The core spins at 10,500 R.P.M v. SPREAD (open or expand, extend, grow) + prep. ALONG, THROUGHOUT, UP, DOWN n. SPREAD The surface corrosion is spreading along the shaft. v. SURROUND (enclose, envelop, be around, encircle) A doubler surrounds the fuselage. v. SWEEP (move from side to side) + prep. ACROSS, SIDE TO SIDE n. SWEEP The radar sweeps a 90° angle. v. TILT (incline) + prep. UP, DOWN, FORWARDS, BACKWARDS, SIDEWAYS n. TILT The radar antenna can be tilted up or down. v. TOW (pull, haul, draw) n. TOWBAR , TOWING Tugs tow the aircraft from the hangar to the apron. v. TRANSLATE (move sideways, shift) + prep. FROM, TO n. TRANSLATION At low speed the position of the drive rod is translated . v. TRANSMIT (send by radio) + prep. TO, THROUGH, VIA n. TRANSMISSION , TRANSMITTER VHF messages are transmitted through two antennas on the upper and lower fuselage.