Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 3 Two Stories About Flying
Class 10 English Chapter 3 Two Stories About Flying Part 2- “Black Aeroplane”
Black Aeroplane by Frederick Forsyth
The Black Aeroplane (question and answer)
Q. Where was the narrator going and why?
Ans. The narrator was going to England to spend his holidays with his family.
Q. What kind of weather was it when the narrator started his flight?
Ans. The moon was coming up in the East, behind him. The stars were shining in The clear sky above him. There wasn't a cloud in the sky.
Q. How was the narrator feeling at the start of his flight and why?
Ans. He was so happy, because to be alone high up above all the sleeping countryside.
Q. Why did the pilot decide to fly through the clouds?
Ans. The pilot decided to fly through the clouds because he wanted to reach England desperately and also he could not fly up and over the huge clouds in his old Dakota.
Q. Describe the sky when 'Dakota' took off from Paris.
Ans. When Dakota' took off from Paris, the sky was quite clear. The moon was coming up in the east and the stars were shining. There were no clouds in the sky. The climatic condition was ideal..
Q. The pilot was lost in the storm. Who rescued him and how?
Ans. The pilot of the black aeroplane, asked the lost pilot to follow him. The black aeroplane was flying in front of him, cutting the clouds and showing him the way. Then he flew down and disappeared. Following him the pilot came out of the clouds.
Q. Why did the pilot call the Paris Control Room the first time? Why could he not contact it the second time?
Ans. The pilot called the Paris Control Room to inform the airport authorities about his flight to England. He also wanted to ask for the proper direction. He could not contact it the second time because his radio was dead due to storm.
Q. "I'll take the risk" What is the risk? Why does the pilot of the old Dakota take it?
Ans. The risk was of flying the old Dakota aeroplane into the storm. The pilot took it as he wished to reach home as soon as possible and to be present at the breakfast table with his family in the morning.
Q. What difficulties did the narrator face while flying in the storm?
Ans. The difficulties that the narrator faced were that all the instruments of his aeroplane stopped working. He could not see any thing as there were dark clouds all around. The radio became dead and the compass was turning round and round.
Q. A pilot is lost in the storm clouds. Does he arrive safe? Who helps him?
Ans. Yes, the pilot arrives safe on the runway. He is helped by another pilot of a mysterious plane. He vanishes soon after the narrator landed on the airport. The pilot of the other plane guided him to a safe landing.