Friday’s News
Break selects a story from The Seattle Times for an in-depth reading of the
news. Read the selected story and answer the attached study questions.
Future is
unmanned for military aviation (Main, A1)
BY DOMINIC
GATES
1.‘UAVS’ were
the rage at the Paris Air Show this year. What are they?
2.Describe the Boeing Scan Eagle?
3.
The Scan Eagle — designed and built by Boeing owned Insitu, of the Columbia
River Gorge town of Bingen, Klickitat County — has been battle-tested in what 3
situations?
4.
A little Sony camera fitted in the nose can swivel and stream video images to an
operator station. What advantages does this give the military?
5.
Some are sleekly shaped like what two animals?
6.
That’s because this rapidly proliferating field was born not in the labs of the
big defense contractors, but where?
7.
Boeing announced at the Air Show a new Seattle-based unmanned systems division,
with current revenues at about a half-billion dollars and growing at a pace to
hit $___ billion within three years.
8.
All the big guys want to tap into the sector’s entrepreneurial drive for
innovation because, at least in the military, the future of aerospace looks
______________.
9.
What was the appeal of UAV’s for the military and defense companies?
10.
What company is seen as the leader in the field of unmanned systems?
What do you
think about unmanned military planes? Would you feel comfortable flying in a
commercial plane that isn’t flown by a pilot? Why or why not?
Why do you
think Boeing got into this new market late in the game? How will that affect
contracts? Will the new division provide more jobs in the Seattle area? What
does Boeing need to do to be known as the top competitor in the UAV world?
Provide facts from the article to complete your answer.
News Break
Scavenger Hunt- Friday, June 19, 2009
1.Why is People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA) upset with President Obama? (Main)
2.‘UAVS’ were the rage at the Paris Air Show
this year. What are they? (Main)
3.A federal jury ruled Thursday that Jammie
Thomas-Rasset willfully violated the copyrights on 24 songs and awarded
recording companies $________ a song. (Main)
4.What has been installed on all computers
sold in China after July 1? (Main)
5.What state has emerged as Washington’s key
rival for aerospace business? (Business)
6.Where will Uwajimaya open its fourth store
on June 29? (Business)
7.What evidence did Seattle’s ethics chief
find that Mayor Greg Nickels sought preferential treatment from city
transportation crews during December snowstorms? (NW Friday)
8.Seattle Public Schools says it is recalling
____of the certificated teachers it sent layoff notices to in mid-May and that
most will be returning to their old jobs. (NW Friday)
9.What is the No. 1 need at the Asian and
Pacific Islander Counseling and Referral Service food bank, which feeds more
than 7,500 households? (Your Friday)
10. What team are the Mariners playing
tonight? (Sports)
