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                                 LARGEST AIRCRAFT IN THE WORLD

                                     

      We have lift-off. The world's largest aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time.The Airlander 10 spent nearly two hours in the air, having taken off from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire. During its flight, it reached 3,000 feet (914 meters) and performed a series of gentle turns all over a safe area.

      The aircraft is massive – as long as a football pitch and as tall as six double decker buses and capable of flying for up to five days. It was first developed for the US government as a long-rangesurveillance aircraft but was scrapped following cutbacks.

      Each one cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than jumbo jets while also producing less noise and emitting less pollution. The makers, Hybrid Air Vehicles, believe it‟s the future of aircraft, and that one day we'll be using them to get places.

      But we're a while away yet. The Airlander will need to clock up 200 hours‟ flying time before beingdeemed airworthy by aviation bodies. If it passes though, we can hope we'll all get some extra leg room.

There is no question that the position of English in today‟s world is the closest we have ever come to a "global language‟. Of course, it would be erroneous to claim that English is spoken by everyone, or even by a majority of the world's population. People, and the political systems they create, are democratic, imperialist, and so on, and this is partly expressed in the language they use. Describing a language as imperialist serves no purpose, as any language may be used to further imperialist objectives. Language is a tool which may be utilized in both benevolent and malign pursuits. Considering this thought, choose the correct alternative:
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