Airfoilmod: Nearly all of the Russian designs were and ARE superiour to their Western counterparts, especially in military aviation. Copycats?! No sir, brilliant aeronautical designers.
Yes, the Russians spied on the Western designs, but SO DID THE USA!!
Typical US remark about "russian copycats" by the way... and quite sad really
Ever heard of the First joint simulated airfight exercise near Key West in the early 90's between the USAF F15's (with their "TOP GUN" pilots and the former Eastern European MIG29's? All the Americans were shot down within 5 minutes...with no losses for the MIG's
