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They meant MiG was an example of real innovation from the USSR and copying alone, in the bomber case, wasn't innovation.
by fspeech 5y ago
They meant MiG was an example of real innovation from the USSR and copying alone, in the bomber case, wasn't innovation.
- iab 5y agoOk, that makes sense
- ggm 5y agoYep. The Rolls-Royce "Nene" jet engine was sold under licence to the USSR and when the cold war broke out, the USSR cancelled the non-compete and worked the design up to develop the engine for the MIG-15. So, to be fair to the other point of view, the "birth" of their jet engine technology was IPR theft in the cold war. it wasn't spying, they just broke contract but boy: they took it to another level.