Boeing 787 Scrapes Tail and Bursts Tires During Takeoff in Munich
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A Boeing 787 plane had a problem in Munich, Germany.
The plane took off very late, near the end of the runway.
It went past the end of the runway during takeoff.
The tail of the plane scraped the ground.
Two tires on the plane got holes and stopped working.
The pilots decided to fly back to the airport.
The plane made an emergency landing at Munich Airport.
No one knows yet why this happened.
The airport is checking the plane and the runway.
This kind of problem is very rare for big planes.
People are happy the plane landed safely.
Vocabulary5 words
- runway
- a long road where planes take off and land
- takeoff
- when a plane leaves the ground and starts to fly
- tail
- the back part of a plane
- tires
- round rubber parts under the plane that touch the ground
- emergency landing
- landing fast because something is wrong
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1. A Boeing 787 2. The tail (back part) 3. Back at Munich Airport
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A Boeing 787 plane had a problem in _____, Germany.
The plane took off very late, near the end of the _____.
It went past the end of the runway during _____.
The _____ of the plane scraped the ground.
Two _____ on the plane got holes and stopped working.
The pilots decided to fly back to the airport.
The plane made an _____ at Munich Airport.
No one knows yet why this happened.
The airport is checking the plane and the runway.
This kind of problem is very rare for big planes.
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