Instead they are going to copy fighter jets!!!
First glimpse of Chinese fighter, or Russian rip-off? - The DEW Line
Instead they are going to copy fighter jets!!!
First glimpse of Chinese fighter, or Russian rip-off? - The DEW Line
This has been going on for a long time, between several nations. The Israeli Kfir, for example, is a ripoff of the Mirage 5.
the art of reverse engineering
I like pakistan in this regard, they don't bother copying any fighter planes, instead they just go and beg it from USA.
McDonnell Douglas transferred the blueprints of the MD-90 to China for the production of 40 MD-90-30T 'Trunkliners', a China-specific model, for the domestic market. However, only 2 were built before the joint venture ceased (late '90s).
In 2002, the Chinese introduced their first ever indigenously designed and produced passenger airliner, the COMAC ARJ-21.
You be the judge:
McDonnell Douglas MD-90
COMAC ARJ-21