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Somali Airlines Flight 40

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/somali-airlines-flight-40

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the aircraft manufacturer?

  2. 2. What is the aircraft model variant?

  3. 3. What happened to Somali Airlines Flight 40?

  4. 4. Why did the plane return to Mogadishu after taking off?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Turboprop Aircraft

  • Aerodynamic Stress

  • Spiral Dive

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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