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To: combjelly who wrote (135860)	4/5/2001 3:12:14 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584552

Interesting article at stratfor on China. stratfor.com

To: combjelly who wrote (135860)	4/5/2001 6:00:45 PM
From: Windsock	Respond to of 1584552

combjelly - Re:"...but is it essentially impossible for a slow moving aircraft like our spy plane to collide with a jet fighter unless the fighter cooperates." The jet may have lost control while trying to fly slow and dirty to pace the P3. Here is one description of the incident: taipeitimes.com According to the intelligence source, Taiwan's military radar detected the EP-3 flying in circles in the vicinity of the Sovremenny at a low altitude and at a speed of around 250km per hour. Two Chinese jet fighters taking off from their base in Guangdong Province arrived to intercept and drive away the visitor -- but the US Navy plane did not at first show any intention of leaving. The two jets flew in formation side by side with the EP-3 for some time before one of the planes found it could not fly as slow as the US plane, which is powered by four turboprop engines The Chinese jet tried to slow down by making a turn, the source said. Its attempt to do so caused the fighter to bump into the US aircraft and then crash into the sea.

To: combjelly who wrote (135860)	4/6/2001 1:53:26 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584552

RE:"Admittedly I haven't been following this discussion, but is it essentially impossible for a slow moving aircraft like our spy plane to collide with a jet fighter unless the fighter cooperates. What did it do, reach out and swat the fighter?" Not true. A low winged aircraft such as a P3 have the blind spot under the wing. I sudden bank could initiate a collision if the fighter was right under the wing. The fighter, being the faster more manueverable aircraft should have stayed clear. Then again, if the fighter was in "slow-flight" it's manuverability would have been greatly diminished. In a nose high attitude. Increasing it's underneath blindspot. Jim