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1996年7月17日,一架由美国纽约肯尼迪机场飞往巴黎的环球航空800号航班在起飞12 min后发生爆炸,机上230人全部身亡。究竟是什么原因导致了爆炸?飞机上隐藏着什么样的致命缺陷呢?1996年7月17日,美国纽约肯尼迪机场。即将飞往巴黎的环球航空800号航班,是一架服役25年、安全飞行过1万6 000多次的波音747飞机。地勤人员往6个机翼油箱里总共注入了11万4 000 L航空燃油,这足以支撑飞机飞到巴黎。不过,最大的油箱——中翼油箱保持原样,几乎是空的。这架搭载着230名乘客的航班因故晚点了1 h 20 min。在等待的时间里,由于外面的气温达
On July 17, 1996, a Global Aviation Flight 800 flying from JFK Airport in New York to Paris exploded 12 minutes after the take-off, killing 230 people on board. What exactly led to the explosion? What kind of fatal flaw hidden in the plane? July 17, 1996, JFK Airport in New York, USA. The upcoming Flight 800 to Paris is a Boeing 747 with 25 years of service and more than 16,000 safe flights. The ground crew injected a total of 114,000 L of aviation fuel into the six wing tanks, enough to support the flight to Paris. However, the largest fuel tank, the mid-wing fuel tank, remained virtually empty. The flight containing 230 passengers lagged behind for 1 h 20 min. Waiting time, due to the outside temperature up