Chinese J-20 Flight Testing.

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:37 am

It took us over 20 years to build ours. The Chinese have done theirs in about 5. This is not a fighter either, it's a missile delivery platform.

J-20 stealth fighter test(2013/03/19) - #2002 prototype escorted by J-10B - YouTube

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:07 am

Scrat;1431405 wrote: It took us over 20 years to build ours. The Chinese have done theirs in about 5. This is not a fighter either, it's a missile delivery platform.

J-20 stealth fighter test(2013/03/19) - #2002 prototype escorted by J-10B - YouTube

It's always quicker for those following the innovators.

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:50 pm

In ways yes, once you know it can be done it becomes much easier. I think that this is more a result of efficient effort than any type of technological plagerism

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 5:14 pm

Scrat;1431453 wrote: In ways yes, once you know it can be done it becomes much easier. I think that this is more a result of efficient effort than any type of technological plagerism

Not convinced.

Where you are presented with a problem and asked whether it can be solved you ask yourself â€œwhat could we possibly doâ€.

When you're presented with a problem and an example of a possible solution then it is easy to say "here is where they went wrong"

Building on the shoulders of giants comes to mind.

I've been on the plus side of the equation - I'm no genius but I can see where improvements can be made. I've made a good living over the years doing just that.

I salute the pioneers, I know I could never be one of them.