The Black Airplane
Two Stories About Flying-The Black Aeroplane
Answer the following questions:
1. ''I'll take the risk''. What is the risk? Why does the narrator take it?
Ans) The risk was that of going through the storm in the narrator’s old Dakota aeroplane. He flew through them as he did not have enough fuel to fly around them, and he couldn’t fly over them. Also, he wanted to get back home in time for a big English breakfast.
2. Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.
Ans)As the narrator entered the storm, his plane started jumping and twisting. He
could not see anything outside the plane as it was black. When he looked at compass and other instruments they had stopped functioning. It was a terrible experience for him. The fuel tank was almost empty and he could not fly more than ten minutes. Then he saw another black aeroplane by his side its pilot signalled him to follow. It was a surprise for the narrator as the other black plane was having no light. He followed him without any choice and landed safely on the runway.
3. Why does the narrator say, "I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old
Dakota…"?
Ans) After landing, the narrator was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota
because he had a horrific and fearsome experience flying that plane. He was
happy that he had landed the plane safely. That is why he was not sorry to walk
away. Instead, he wanted to know where he was and who the other pilot was.
4. What made the woman in the control centre look at the narrator strangely?
Ans) The woman in the control centre looked at the narrator strangely because the narrator asked her about the black aeroplane. She had not seen any other aeroplane except the narrator’s in the sky during the storm. Even the radar showed only the narrator’s plane that night in the sky.
5. Who do you think helped the narrator to reach safely? (Student specific)
Ans) Probably, the narrator motivated himself to reach his destination as there was no other plane except his on the radar. In his fear, he might have been hallucinating.
Answer the following questions in 100-120 words:
1. How was the narrator rescued?
Ans) The narrator flew his aeroplane into the storm. As he entered the clouds, everything suddenly went black. He found that his compass had ceased to work. He tried to contact the Paris Control for directions. But even his radio had also stopped working. Suddenly, the narrator saw a black aeroplane near him. Its pilot waved to the narrator to follow him. He followed the black aeroplane for half an hour. He was worried because the fuel in his plane could last only five or ten minutes. Just then the black aeroplane started to go down and the narrator followed it. Suddenly the narrator was out of the clouds. He could see the lights of the runway of the airport. The narrator landed his Dakota aeroplane. In this way, he was rescued.
Answer the following questions:
1. ''I'll take the risk''. What is the risk? Why does the narrator take it?
Ans) The risk was that of going through the storm in the narrator’s old Dakota aeroplane. He flew through them as he did not have enough fuel to fly around them, and he couldn’t fly over them. Also, he wanted to get back home in time for a big English breakfast.
2. Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.
Ans)As the narrator entered the storm, his plane started jumping and twisting. He
could not see anything outside the plane as it was black. When he looked at compass and other instruments they had stopped functioning. It was a terrible experience for him. The fuel tank was almost empty and he could not fly more than ten minutes. Then he saw another black aeroplane by his side its pilot signalled him to follow. It was a surprise for the narrator as the other black plane was having no light. He followed him without any choice and landed safely on the runway.
3. Why does the narrator say, "I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old
Dakota…"?
Ans) After landing, the narrator was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota
because he had a horrific and fearsome experience flying that plane. He was
happy that he had landed the plane safely. That is why he was not sorry to walk
away. Instead, he wanted to know where he was and who the other pilot was.
4. What made the woman in the control centre look at the narrator strangely?
Ans) The woman in the control centre looked at the narrator strangely because the narrator asked her about the black aeroplane. She had not seen any other aeroplane except the narrator’s in the sky during the storm. Even the radar showed only the narrator’s plane that night in the sky.
5. Who do you think helped the narrator to reach safely? (Student specific)
Ans) Probably, the narrator motivated himself to reach his destination as there was no other plane except his on the radar. In his fear, he might have been hallucinating.
Answer the following questions in 100-120 words:
1. How was the narrator rescued?
Ans) The narrator flew his aeroplane into the storm. As he entered the clouds, everything suddenly went black. He found that his compass had ceased to work. He tried to contact the Paris Control for directions. But even his radio had also stopped working. Suddenly, the narrator saw a black aeroplane near him. Its pilot waved to the narrator to follow him. He followed the black aeroplane for half an hour. He was worried because the fuel in his plane could last only five or ten minutes. Just then the black aeroplane started to go down and the narrator followed it. Suddenly the narrator was out of the clouds. He could see the lights of the runway of the airport. The narrator landed his Dakota aeroplane. In this way, he was rescued.
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