Comments by "Sim Ko" (@simko8665) on "IAI Lavi; The Little Lion That Didn’t Make It…Maybe" video.

  1. The Chinese J-10 jet was built in the 80's with the Israeli plans of the Lavi, Right after cancelling the Lavi project. One can see how similar they look like.
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  2. And the pressure the US put on Israel to stop developing it.
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  3. One thing came out of the cancelation of the Lavi Jet project. Hundreds of Engineers found themselves with no job and started to look for some employment. That was the beginning of the famous Israeli High-tech.
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  4.  @syedshah9836  And saving the Americans as twice.
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  5.  @mnd7381  Yes, but unfortunately one third of them had been murdered.
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  6. The LAVI plans were sold to China in the 80's right after the Americans put pressure on Israel not to product it. It's almost 1:1.
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  7.  @rougeangle1  The J-10 is an old jet. The Chinese have modern ones now.
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  8. Ce Lavee.
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  9. The Israeli Lavi = the Chinese J-10
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  10.  @syedshah9836  Not one single Cent and not in 70 years.
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  11. That's right. Something good finally came out of it.
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  12. This time they did not. They paid for it to Israel.
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  13. What would you suggest them to do?
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  14.  @yehudamaor6105  It's first mentioned in the Bible with Samson who fought a young lion. In Hebrew a young lion is Kfir. The meaning of Lavi is also a lion. The first Jet made by Israel was called Ariye', also meaning a grew up lion.
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