LKJ86
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So, in 1982, did Israel already know Lavi must fail before Lavi made its maiden flight?too childish example, Chengdu developed with Chinese research the aircraft J-10 but in order to achieve a shorter development period, they took Lavi data, there were two versions of IAI Lavi each one with a different engine size, the bigger engine version got bigger tail and bigger ventral fins, J-10 has bigger engine thus bigger ventral fins than Lavi, regardless how you want to spin it, the J-10 main engineer went to Israel, the aircraft is not a 1 to 1 copy, but a design with its own requirements developed with IAI Lavi data and tech.
J-10 is a hybrid of Chinese technology, Israeli data and Russian aid, you might not like it, but the F-16 intake of IAI Lavi was on the mock up of 1991 of J-10, is J-10 a pure clon? no it is not, it is an evolution of Lavi? yes it is, a hybrid of several companies, sourced into a Chinese led project.
The simple one shock intake of F-16 was tested on J-10 as it was the boxy multi shock VG intake J-10 tested by IAI Lavi and on F-16 both types have advantages and disadvantages, the J-10 intake is better suit for fast acceleration and supersonic speeds, the mock up J-10 of 1991 with F-16 intake type is lighter thus easier to make, Chengdu re-took it on the DSI fitted J-10, aircraft study several dozens configurations before they freeze on a single one, your vision is not based as how aircraft are made.
And in 1982, why didn't PLAAF choose SAC's J-13, if China can't finish J-10 project by herself?