【读新闻学英语】别羡慕Uber飞的,纽村这一空中出租车早都在做试飞试验了
2019年6月17日 15:05好期待啊啊啊~
While attention has been drawn to Uber's announcement of a flying taxi this week — another flying taxi service is already being tested on New Zealand soil in the Mackenzie Country.
虽然本周Uber宣告了其飞行出租车的项目引得关注,但另一个飞行出租车服务以及在新西兰南岛麦肯基地区进行了试验。
announcement:宣告
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The "flying car" aircraft looks like a giant drone. It has 12 rotors and one large propeller at the rear of the aircraft allowing it to travel up to 180km/h.
“飞行汽车”看起来像一架巨大的无人机,飞机后部有12个水平旋翼以及一个巨大的螺旋桨,时速可达180公里/时。
drone:无人机
rotors:水平旋翼
According to report, almost 1000 test flights have been made between a base in Canterbury and one in the United States.
根据报道,在坎特伯雷的基地以及美国的基地,该飞机以及试飞了1000次。
base:基地
Additionally, the Cora aircraft won't have a pilot, Unlike the Uber air taxi concept, as it will be guided by self-flying software with "human supervision" on the ground — a similar concept to air traffic control.
此外,Cora飞机不会有飞行员,不像Uber空中出租车的概念,这款飞机将使用软件自我飞行,人们在地面进行监督,有点像空中管制的概念。
pilot:飞行员
supervision:监管
They intend for New Zealand to be their launch country, depending on the continued support from the CAA and Government.
他们打算让新西兰成为其发布国,不过这要取决于明航局和政府的支持。
intend:打算
The makers of Cora claim it to be one of the safest aircraft to ever fly. The air taxi is equipped with independent rotors, so if one fails the aircraft can continue to fly on the others, three computers that can fly the aircraft, so if one fails another can take over, and in a last-case resort situation the air taxi is equipped with a parachute.
Cora制造商声称这是有史以来最安全的飞机之一。这款空中出租车配有独立的水平旋翼,如果其中一个失灵,飞机还可以依靠其他水平旋翼继续飞行。飞机上三台电脑,如果其中一个是小,另外一个可以接管,在最后紧要关头还有降落伞。
is equipped with :装备了
take over:接管
The team also revealed that the aircraft will be able to take off from rooftops just like helicopters can. The Cora will be able to take two people and cruise at an altitude of between 150m and 900m.
该团队透露,此款飞机能像直升飞机一样从屋顶起飞。Cora能够承载两位乘客,在海拔150米至900米之间飞行。
rooftops:屋顶
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