Imagine only taking three years - anyone would think that we were just throwing a design together in order to spoil the export potential of a competing design. No, surely not, that would be underhand and spiteful, and obvsiously not something the French would ever do.
Ahh now zee Engleesh, they certainly do know their place, always at the forefront of innovative and effective aerospace design. If only there weren't so stupid as to never back-up their ingenuity with money, but then if they did, us French wouldn't have anything to er... steal.
Now, where did we put those plans for the Balzac and the Mirage 4000 and the Alpha Jet and the Transall... there must be some more export markets we could try and spoil...