Bangladesh plans $2.2b purchase of 20 Chinese J-10 fighter jets

[Michael]

They sell data and barely use it either.

Stop talking nonsense! Just because you dislike him, that’s no reason to go around spouting lies.

What kind of data could they possibly sell?
Are they going to take a tape measure to the J-10CE and start measuring its individual components? The performance specifications of the J-10CE are already public knowledge, and its user manuals could easily be leaked.

The real secrets lie in how those performance figures are achieved—the underlying principles. To uncover such secrets, one would need highly sophisticated testing and experimental facilities, along with a deep, extensive theoretical foundation. Alternatively, it would require sacrificing a large number of test pilots and aircraft to put the jet through its paces.

This is no simple task—and certainly not something India is capable of pulling off.

 

[El Sidd]

Stop talking nonsense! Just because you dislike him, that’s no reason to go around spouting lies.

What kind of data could they possibly sell?
Are they going to take a tape measure to the J-10CE and start measuring its individual components? The performance specifications of the J-10CE are already public knowledge, and its user manuals could easily be leaked.

The real secrets lie in how those performance figures are achieved—the underlying principles. To uncover such secrets, one would need highly sophisticated testing and experimental facilities, along with a deep, extensive theoretical foundation. Alternatively, it would require sacrificing a large number of test pilots and aircraft to put the jet through its paces.

This is no simple task—and certainly not something India is capable of pulling off.

It's much more plausible theory than 20 million dollar question