[algore]

I understand wake turbulence, but I have also seen the Blue Angels taking far better evasive maneuvers.

If you are a military or other pilot I defer to your expert opinion. (I have only piloted a plane once)

[algore]

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/preview/mol/2022/12/29/1797026669982993660/636x382_MP4_1797026669982993660.mp4

[fso301]

A U.S. military spokesperson said the Chinese jet 20 feet from the plane's nose,

The plane is a lot farther than 20 feet.

[ifinnegan]

Remember Wang Wei and the EP3 collision in 2001.

[BobL]

The last time that happened, we gave China a P-3 as restitution.

[lee martell]

That sounds like a Chinese version of a Kamakazi Pilot: a pilot who does not hesitate to ram into an “enemy” plane, knowing that any collision would kill both pilots. If our pilots are being kept busy passing CRT or equity courses without learning our history, that’s dangerous.

[Bikkuri]

Well, the China jet was a fighter, and, unlike the title, the American jet was NOT a fighter... it was a KC135 Tanker (Stratotanker) (a slightly modified 707).

[fella]

It appears to me that the ChiComs are angling for dominion over the same territory that the Imperial Japanese wanted during the 20th century.

[sauropod]

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[pfflier]

That video doesn't match the headline.

The US plane was below, behind and to the right of the ChiCom plane. Apparently the US plane as doing all of the maneuvering likely closing in for a better picture. And, I would say no where near 20 feet in that video either.

[butlerweave]

Chinese pilots picked up the Macho from Russia and are very reckless

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

Trump would have given the order to shoot them down.

[VeniVidiVici]