Author Topic: Wow, sounds like that EP-3 was a hell of a scary ride! (Read 469 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** April 13, 2001, 08:34:00 AM »

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12108-2001Apr12.html

BTW, Flight deck officers say that "Auto-pilot" was on.

Eagler · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2001, 09:35:00 AM »

Seems the Philippines is almost a Chinese territory per their self imposed boundaries

Eagler

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Fishu · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2001, 12:02:00 PM »

The crew at least can be very happy for their survival..
quite bad chain reaction, first propeller gets damaged, then debris takes off the nose cone which damages another propeller, plus junk wrapped around tail...

..if those politicians just could stop that stupid show.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2001, 12:05:00 PM »

Testosterone has killed more people in the world than any other natural chemical...

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2001, 12:18:00 PM »

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Testosterone has killed more people in the world than any other natural chemical...

True, but estrogen drove them too it.

AKDejaVu

Toad · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2001, 12:21:00 PM »

Epitaph for a Chinese F-8 pilot:

"Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to a even greater degree than
the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity, or neglect."

Daff · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2001, 01:25:00 PM »

So..erhmm..what happened to all the claims that the Chinese pilot flew into the US plane?.

Daff

Maverick · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2001, 02:24:00 PM »

Story I read in todays paper stated Navy plane was on auto pilot and flying straight and level when they were hit from below by the chinese plane. That was from the comments by plane pilot. Will be a while before the story gets printed properly without the inconsistencies from the journalist trying to get it out fastest.

Just a thought. If the fighter was directly below the E3 then a bank should have increased separation, not induced a collision.

Mav

Hobodog · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2001, 08:39:00 PM »

Technicly no the chinese fight was like this
__.____.____<>-___.____.__us ship
--0-- the dumb damn bastards jet
Our ship couldve banked left and dropped the wing, but it didn't.

Toad · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2001, 09:35:00 PM »

Daff,

From our crew's report, that is exactly what happened. The Chinese F-8 hit the P-3 on his third close pass.