First, the kitchen location and quantity
* Location: The kitchen on the passenger plane is usually located in the front cabin and the rear cabin. The front cabin kitchen mainly serves first class and business class passengers, while the rear cabin kitchen mainly serves economy class passengers.
* Quantity: According to the size of the aircraft, the number of kitchens on the passenger plane is also different. Generally, small and medium-sized passenger planes, such as A320 and Boeing 737, will have two kitchens. Large passenger planes, such as A340 and Boeing 777, may have as many as four kitchens. Larger two-channel wide-body aircraft, such as Airbus A350, can even be equipped with seven kitchens.
Second, the kitchen composition and equipment
* Composition: The passenger plane kitchen is mainly composed of kitchen structure, cabinet door components, garbage collection boxes, carts, storage cabinets, water heaters, ovens, etc. These devices work together to ensure that the preparation and distribution of airplane meals can be carried out efficiently.
* equipment:
+Oven: The most important cooking equipment on an airplane, which is used to heat airplane meals. Because no naked flame can be used on the plane, the oven has become the main way to heat the plane meal.
+Water heater: provides hot water for brewing coffee, tea and other drinks.
+Cart: Flight attendants use carts to distribute food and drinks to passengers. There are stops on the wheels of the cart to ensure that the plane will not slip accidentally when it bumps.
+Storage cabinet: used to store food, drinks and tableware. Each storage cabinet has a corresponding label, which is convenient for flight attendants to identify and manage.
Third, design and consideration
* Safety: The passenger plane kitchen is designed with safety in mind. For example, the garbage collection box in the kitchen uses flame retardant materials to prevent fires. At the same time, the movable parts in the kitchen are all buckled with locks to prevent passengers from being inconvenienced when the plane bumps.
* Humanization: The design of the passenger plane kitchen also fully considers the flight attendants' operating habits. For example, each cabinet has a corresponding label, which is convenient for flight attendants to identify and manage. At the same time, the equipment layout in the kitchen is reasonable, so that the flight attendants can easily complete the heating and distribution of food.
Fourth, special configuration
* For some high-end passenger planes or special flights, such as first-class flights, there may be a special onboard chef. These chefs are specially trained flight attendants, who are responsible for cooking plane meals that increase people's appetite.
To sum up, the whole kitchen of the passenger plane is a safe, efficient and humanized space. It can not only meet the catering needs of passengers, but also ensure the safety and convenience of flight attendants in the operation process.
