Unit 5 Pioneers of Flight
Key to Exercises
Opener
A Mighty Airplane Built by Howard Hughes in 1947
Length
It was 220 feet long.
Height
It was higher than a five-story building.
Weight
It weighed about 60 tons.
Trip
It had to make the trip from Culver city in California to
the Pacific, which is 30 miles away.
Reading & Interacting
I. Understanding the Text
1. Text Organization
Story
The hero
When it happened
How it relates to modern aviation
1
Wan Hu
. 1500
Wan Hu鈥檚 crazy dream contains
the
principles
of
rocket-powered
spaceflight.
2
Howard
Hughes
On
November
2,
1947
Many of the design features of the
Spruce
Goose have been incorporated
into modern cargo planes.
3
Leonardo
da Vinci
About
500
years
ago
The
flying
devices
with
flapping
wings
controlled
and
steered
by
human
pilots
he
designed
still
inspire
people
to
pursue
their
dreams of flying freely in the sky.