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摘要

Airline pilots risk destroying their aircraft through heavy-handed use of the plane's rudder, a safety watchdog is warning. Poor training means most pilots are unaware of the danger-which could affect the action they take during a hijacking. The warning comes from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is midway through its investigation into the fatal crash last November of an Airbus A300 which smashed into houses in the Queens district of New York shortly after take-off. Investigators believe the plane broke up after flying through turbulence from a jumbo jet that took off ahead of it. The Airbus lost its tail fin and rudder in mid-air, causing the aircraft to disintegrate.