The squadron commander of the U.S. surveillance plane involved in yesterday's collision with a Chinese fighter jet said the blame falls on the Chinese pilot, who was flying too close and lost control of the jet. The crew wouldn't have made any abrupt changes. But it wasn't safe. We create a different kind of airflow.
Jets almost have to go faster to get lift.
Just like everything, that creates different types of wind patterns. The Chinese disagree. According to a Chinese Foreign ministry statement, the Chinese military aircraft were engaged in normal pursuit and monitoring activities of the U.S. military surveillance plane near China's coast, in accordance with international practice. The statement also asserted that the nose and left wing of the U.S. plane hit the Chinese plane and caused it to crash. Lessard said the Chinese pilot lost control and ran into the U.S. plane's propeller.