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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (135841)	4/5/2001 1:49:55 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572777

Re: The Navy intelligence plane, bristling with antennae and receivers and staffed by linguists and electronic intercept operators I heard an interesting story on the radio this morning that said that the Navy pilots and the Chinese pilots generally fly the same routes most days, and know each other. The P3's intercept the radio transmissions of the chinese fighters that track them (as well as lots of other transmissions) and know who's flying which plane each day. The pilot that collided with the P3 was known for being more aggressive than most, and there may have been some personal feelings between the Chinese fighter pilot and the P3 pilot - these guys play dodge and "chicken" day after day. The Chinese plane was reportedly flying in the blind spot of the P3, but the P3 knew the figher was there. It appears that these guys often play "chicken" with each other. The P3 made a turn that caused it to collide with the fighter. The fighter was in the blind spot of the P3 and may not have realized it. The P3 may have expected the fighter to move, while the fighter may have thought the P3 was "playing games" with it and didn't realize that a real turn was being made in which the P3 pilot was unable to see what the fighter was doing. And the pilots of both aircraft may have personally disliked each other from previous "chicken" episodes. The whole thing may have been a complete accident with some culpability on both sides. The Chinese fighters shouldn't have been staying so close to the P3, especially in the P3's blind spot. The P3 shouldn't have made what appears to have been a fairly sudden turn - especially since the Pilot must have know that there were other planes he couldn't easily see nearby. The slower, less maneuverable aircraft has right of way when both are flying a straight line. But if they're flying side by side (or over / under) neither craft has the right to fly at the other, expecting the other to dodge. It's the pilot of the Chinese fighter who is the one (it appears) that has been killed. So it's the Chinese who are most angry - and they may have good reason. I've been somewhat surprised by the seeming passivity of our side and the aggressivnes of the Chinese. If our military feels that the fault is 60/40 ours - and considering that none of our people were hurt, and their pilot was killed - it may be that this is the reason. Dan