Why can't Chinese aircraft makers simply copy the Boeing 747 bec ause the patents must...?

They can. Air China, the state owned airline of China owns 12 747s. They have another 12 stored. They could easily rip a plane apart, reverse engineer the parts and build a new one. But what f…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [Why can't Chinese aircraft makers simply copy the Boeing 747 because the patents must have expired long ago?]( Suhaimi Fariz, Former airline staff, current Aviation Geek • [Answered February 14, 2019]( [They can. Air China, the state owned airline of China owns 12 747s. They have another 12 stored. They could easily rip a plane apart, reverse engineer the parts and build a ... Read more » [View] 780.9K [Upvote] 2.2K [Comment] 147](   [What if I took my iPhone 11 to 1945? What would a scientist think?]( Myke Predko • [Updated Tue]( [That magic exists. Looking at the other answers they seem to assume that scientists/engineers of 1945 would be able to analyze the electrical components that make up a moder... 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