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1
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defiant

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desafiador

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2
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waterspouts

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Tromba d’água

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3
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waterspouts

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Tromba d’água

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4
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near miss / close call

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Quase colisão

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5
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would lay down our lives

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Daria nossas vidas

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6
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  • it is very common to take turns flying the airplane
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Revesar

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7
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DRAWBACKS

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Desvantagens

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8
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  • the flap ripped off
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Arrancado

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9
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the engine cowling hanging off

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Pendurado

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10
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  • the icing on the cake.
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Cereja do bolo

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11
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  • São Paulo–Congonhas Airport (CGH), a Gol Boeing 737-800 aircraft (PR-GGR), that was scheduled to fly to Vitória (ES), was stranded due to the crumbling asphalt on the taxiway
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Retida/deformacao

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12
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occupation hazard

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ossos do ofício

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13
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There is an old axiom among pilots

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Existe um velho axioma entre os pilotos

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14
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wheelbarrowing

Transferring too much weight onto the nosewheel causes a situation called wheelbarrowing, which can lead to a loss of directional control, prop strike, or nose gear collapse.

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carrinho de mão

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15
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L - anding an F/A-18 Navy fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is a feat (façanha)that demands an extraordinary level of concentration

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Feat: façanha

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16
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STEEP RAVINE

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desfiladeiro ingrime

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17
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we need to LAND LONG

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Pousar longo

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18
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EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE

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DE VEZ EM QUANDO

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19
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Delve deeper

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aprofundar-se mais

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20
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  • on the spur of the moment
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  • no calor do momento
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21
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At the brink

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No limite

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22
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to make matters worse

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pra piorar

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23
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hangar-flying tales

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Fofoca de hangar

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24
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plunge into the sea

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mergulhar no mar

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25
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run amok

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enlouquecrr

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26
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  • I remember it as if it were yesterday
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Me lembro como se fosse ontem

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27
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  • The plane landed with smoke billowing and exploded into flames moments after passengers were evacuated
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  • O avião pousou com fumaça saindo e explodiu em chamas momentos depois que os passageiros foram evacuados
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28
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  • To be blunt
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Para ser franco

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29
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water cannon salute

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jato de agua aviao

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30
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gut feeling

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intuição

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31
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guesswork

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achismo

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32
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achismo

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33
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when an engine emitted loud bangs and streaks of flames

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quando um motor emitia estrondos altos e faixas de chamas

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34
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on the brink of

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a beira de

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35
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when an engine byemitted a loud bang, streaks of flames and sparks

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quando um motor emitia um estrondo alto, raios de chamas e faíscas

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36
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  • emergency services did not find any trace of fire, heat or smoke
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  • os serviços de emergência não encontraram nenhum vestígio de fogo, calor ou fumaça
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37
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  • streak of flame
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  • rastro de chamas
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38
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  • Conversely
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  • Por outro lado
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39
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The fire was so hot that it burned through the fuselage and the tip of the wing slumped onto the runway

A

Caiu

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40
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by contrast

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em contrapartida

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41
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  • at the crash site
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  • no local do acidente
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42
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  • At first this bothered me but now I am used to it
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  • No começo isso me incomodou, mas agora estou acostumado
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43
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drawback

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desvantagem

44
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striving to succed

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empenhar-se

45
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painstakingly

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meticulosamente

46
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every now and then

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de vez em qdo

47
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  • engine suffered an uncontained failure
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  • o motor sofreu uma falha não contida
48
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  • came to a stop with a collapsed nose gear
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  • parou com o trem de pouso dianteiro quebrado
49
Q

A aeronave parada na lateral da pista

A

A aeronave parada na lateral da pista

50
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  • jet’s engine hanging loose after blowout
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  • motor do jato pendurado solto após explosão
51
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  • There has never been a better time to be starting a career in aviation
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  • Nunca houve um momento melhor para começar uma carreira na aviação
52
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the downsid

A

desvantagem

53
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Buzzwords

A

frases de efeito

54
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surpassed

A

ultrapassou

55
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Hard to pinpoint

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dificil de apontar

56
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leaps and bouns

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trancos e barrancos

57
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More stringent

A

Mais rigoroso

58
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Break off the approach

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Interromper a aprox

59
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distinctive hump on the upper deck

60
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  • The most common cause of this
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A causa mais vomun

61
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Engulfed in flames

A

Envolto em chamas

62
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MISCONDUCT CLAMP DOWN

A

REPRESSÃO POR MÁ CONDUTA

63
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Hangar-Flying tales

A

contos de voo de hangar

64
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  • I remember it as if it were yesterday
A

Me lembro como se fosse o tem

65
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  • smoke billowing
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  • fumaça saindo
66
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water cannon salute

A

jato de agua aviao

67
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gut feeling

A

Intuição

68
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guesswork

69
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when an engine emitted loud bangs and streaks of flames

A

quando um motor emitia estrondos altos e faixas de chamas

70
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on the brink of

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A beira de

71
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bolt of lightning struck

A

raio atingiu

72
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Boeing 738 are engineered to handle lightning strikes safely.

A

O Boeing 738 foi projetado para lidar com raios com segurança.

73
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by contrast

A

em contrapartida

74
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the tip of the wing slumped onto the runway.

A

a ponta da asa caiu na pista.

75
Q

drawback

A

Desvantagem

76
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striving to succed

A

empenhar-se

77
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every now and then

A

De vez em quando

78
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  • The instruction was acknowledged
A
  • A instrução foi entendida
79
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  • came to a stop with a collapsed nose gear
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Parou com o trem collapsado

80
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  • streaks of flame
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Faixas de chama

81
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There has never been

A

Nunca houve

82
Q

the downside of

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A desvantagem em

83
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Buzzwords

A

A palavra da moda

84
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surpassed

85
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Hard to pinpoint

A

dificil de apontar

86
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on the plus side

A

No lado positivo

87
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Based on my knowledge

A

Baseado no meu conhecimento

88
Q

Wildfire

89
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careening down the runway

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Descendo a pisat

90
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cordoned off

91
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Written off

92
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rapport

A

relacionamento

93
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NOT TO MENTION

A

sem mencionar

94
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so, the way I see it

A

In my opinion

95
Q

the other way round

A

O contrario

96
Q

put into jeopardy

A

colocar em perigo

97
Q

right off the bat

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at once, immediately
from the beginning

“Right off the bat, I could tell it was going to be a crazy night”

“Let’s get out of here right off the bat”

98
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so, the way I see i

A

Substituir o IN MY OPINION

99
Q

scorched earth

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terra arrasada

100
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The area is cordoned off

A

Aeea isolada

101
Q
  • MIXTURE OF NERVOUS TERRIFIED BUT ALSO FAIRLY EXCITED
A

Mistura de nervo …

102
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Scaffolding

103
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Tail stand

A

Barra de cauda

104
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Foresee

105
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With the fuselage CHARRED

A

Carbobizada

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