Mystery as British Airways A380 plane lands in London with square tire

英国航空公司的空客A380在英国伦敦着陆时轮胎方形之谜

Here's an aviation mystery to sit alongside the Bermuda Triangle and the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.

现在有一则航空之谜可与百慕大三角以及阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特的失踪事件相提并论。

A British Airways Airbus A380 set off from Hong Kong on May 5 with 22 round wheels -- but apparently touched down at London Heathrow with a bizarre square-shaped tire.

一架带有22个圆形轮胎的英国航空公司空客A380于5月5日于香港起飞，但是在英国希思罗机场着陆时似乎是奇异的方形轮胎。

This extraordinary photo was uncovered by aviation news site The Aviation Herald, which reported that the British Airways crew received a tire pressure warning shortly after takeoff.

这张离奇的照片是被航空新闻网站The Aviation Herald发现的，该网站报道了英国航空公司机组人员在飞机起飞后不久就收到了轮胎压力警告。

The crew continued with the flight but requested that a tow tug be available at the London airport in case the aircraft was unable to taxi to the gate by itself.

航班机组人员并没有终止该航班，但是有在伦敦机场申请了一条拖缆以防飞机不能自主滑行至门口位置。

Kumar Mysore, from the Royal Aeronautical Society, told the Mail that the square shape might be due to how the weight of the Airbus A380 distributes itself on a deflated tire.

库马尔·迈索尔，来自英国皇家航空协会，他向《每日邮报》(the Daily Mail)解释说飞机轮胎变成方形可能是由于轮胎承受不了空客A380的重量而漏气导致的。

"You can see that the wheel is not damaged at all, as it is designed to take this weight.

“你可以看到车轮一点也没有损坏，因为它的作用就是用于分担重量的。”

"The effect is the same as when you squeeze a rubber ring toy with different intensity, it can turn into a different shape.

“这效果就好像当你用不同的力道揉压橡皮泥玩具时，它就能变成不同的形状。”

"In an A380, for this particular situation, it happens to be squarish."

“空客A380在这种特殊情况下就变成了近似方形的形状。”

Mysore assured the Daily Mail that while there were a number of possible reasons for the deflation, "pilots are well trained to handle the situation safely."

迈索尔向《每日邮报》澄清：“飞机轮胎会因为一系列可能的原因导致泄气，但是飞行员都接受过专业的训练以应对这种特殊情况保证飞行安全。”

A spokesperson for British Airways also confirmed that the flight was not in danger.

英国航空公司的发言人也确认该航班没有危险。

"Our flight landed normally last Friday with one of its 22 tires deflated.

“我们的航班在上周五正常着陆，飞机的22个轮子中有一个漏气了”。

"The A380, in common with other large commercial aircraft, is designed to be perfectly safe when landing with a deflated tire.

“空客A380和其他大型商用飞机一样，在着陆时轮胎漏气的情况下能保证绝对的安全。”

"Our engineers quickly changed the tire and the aircraft went back into service."

“我们的工程师已经快速修复了该轮胎，飞机已回到服务线。”

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