1. The lesson discusses the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 (Falcon HTV-2), the fastest aircraft ever built, which could fly from London to Sydney in under an hour. 2. The Falcon HTV-2 was developed as part of a US military project researching a type of aircraft that could reach any location in the world in less than an hour for both military and civilian purposes. 3. During its test flight, the Falcon HTV-2 would be launched into space on the back of a rocket before detaching and gliding back to Earth at hypersonic speeds of 13,000 mph, over 20 times the speed of sound.

1. Class- VIII
English 1st paper
Presented by:
Fauzia Jesmin
Asst. Teacher
Department of English
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2. Let’s guess something
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3. Today’s Lesson
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Future aircraft
Unit - 9
Lesson - 5

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After completing this lesson students will be able
to-
• know about future technology
• know about the future aircraft
•read and understand texts
• learn new words

5. Word Meaning
Key words
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withstand - the use of force
space - the area outside the earth’s atmosphere
launch –to take off
detach – to take apart from
hypersonic – far enough above the speed of sound
research - a careful study of a subject
melting point- the temperature at which a substance will
melt

6. Loud Reading
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The Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 (Falcon HTV-2) is the fastest plane
ever built by human beings. It would fly from London to Sydney in less than an
hour. Supersonic Concorde, by the way, could not fly at such a great speed. At
the same time it would withstand temperatures of almost 2,000 degree C. This
temperature is hotter than the melting point of steel. Things that have changed
our life 115 The US Defense Agency will launch the Falcon HTV-2. First, they will
set it on the back of a rocket. Then they will launch both into the space from an
Air Force Base. The plan goes like this: engineers will launch the Falcon HTV-2
into the space on the back of a rocket; then they will detach the plane from the
rocket; the plane Falcon will fly towards the Earth; engineers will guide and
monitor it in its flight. The plane would fly in hypersonic speeds of 13,000
mp/h. This speed is about 20 times the speed of sound.

7. Loud Reading
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The Falcon was born in 2003. It was born as part of a US military
project. The project researched and built a special type of plane.
The researchers wanted that the plane could reach any part of the
world in less than an hour. They also wanted to use it for any
purposes, military or civil. The plane was already tested in
computer models. The Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2
would be mankind’s dream aircraft in the days to come.

8. Future Aircraft
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9. The Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2
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10. Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 will be more
speedy than Concored supersonic
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11. Let’s watch a video
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Imagine you are a TV reporter. You have come to
interview the chief engineer of the HTV-2 Launch
Project. What questions will you ask him/her?
Design a short dialogue between yourself and the
engineer, and write it. Finally act it out in pairs.

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Answer the following questions.
1. What is HTV-2?
2.What is the speed of HTV-2?
3. Describe the steps of HTV-2 test flight.
4. Why was the HTV-2 developed?
5. Do you think that HTV-2 will be ‘mankind’s dream
aircraft’? Why do you think so?

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Have you ever dreamt of flying? If yes,
write about your dream.
If no, try to imagine you are flying in a
plane. Write about your experience.

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