你知道吗 机长和副机长在飞行中不吃同样的餐食

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飞机上乘客的安全依赖于一个平稳、具有极强控制力的飞行团队，因此商业航空公司飞行员驾驶飞机时须遵循独特的行业准则。

The safety of airline passengers relies on a calm，controlled flight deck.So when commercial airline pilots show up to work，they have very different rules than the rest of us on the ground.

比如，有一条规则就是机长和副机长在飞行中不能吃同样的餐食。虽然这条规则看起来有些不通情理，但的确有它必须的理由。如果两人中某人的餐食出现问题（即食入中毒），另一名飞行员便不会被影响并继续执行飞行任务。

For example，theres a rule that prevents pilots and copilots from eating the same meals while they are working.While the rule may seem arbitrary，there is actually very good reasoning behind it.If，for example，something goes wrong with one meal（i.e.：food poisoning），the other pilot will not have been affected and can take over duties.

民航客机通常情况下左座为机长，右座为副驾驶。副驾驶负责辅助机长驾驶飞机、进行空地、空空联络等工作。

虽然这种做法并非联邦航空管理局强制规定，但大多数航空公司内部都有类似的规定。

The practice is not mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration，however most airlines have their own rules about it.

飛机餐由指定机构供应，在机场附近制作，并直接运送至航机上由空乘人员分发给乘客

虽然这种做法并非联邦航空管理局强制规定，但大多数航空公司内部都有类似的规定。

The practice is not mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration，however most airlines have their own rules about it.

此外，为飞行员搭配的餐食也讲究“论资排辈”。中国东方航空公司机长韩先生在接受电视台采访时表示，不同级别的飞行员吃的餐食品级也有所区别。机长通常食用头等舱的餐食，副机长使用商务舱的餐食。不过，果壳上某些飞行员反馈：一个好机长通常会让副机长优先选择餐食。

But even in culinary options，seniority counts.In an interview with CNN，Captain Han Hee-seong of China Eastern Airlines said that the pilot usually receives the Prst-class meal while the copilot will get a meal from business class.Although some pilots on Quora reported that a kind captain will generally let the Prst ofPcer choose their meal Prst.

中华航空公司的头等舱餐食

飞机上的食物中毒事故虽然罕见，但它的确发生过。1982年，波士顿至里斯本航班上，10名机组成员（含机长、副机长及飞航工程师）因误食一批劣质的木薯粉布丁而丧失行动能力。值得庆幸的是，这架飞机安全返航至波士顿，并未发生更可怕的事故。2010年以来，至少2名英国机长在飞行中出现了食物中毒的症状，原因可能是飞行前误食了某些食品。

Food poisoning onboard airplanes is rare，although it has happened.In 1982，some bad tapioca pudding incapacitated 10 crew members —including the pilot，copilot and flight engineer —on a flight from Boston to Lisbon.The flight was able to turn around and land back in Boston without further incident.And according to data from 2010，at least two pilots in the U.K.fell ill to food poisoning that year while in the cockpit，although the cause of food poisoning could have been from something eaten before boarding.