RE: Everything Radial Engines
Rupurt:
From 1945 until 1955 all Japanese products were either cheap crap or a poor copy of someone else's design. From 1955 to 1965 they were getting better, and doing some original designs. During this latter period a person would buy, say, a Japanese car, drive it for two years and since they were so cheap just throw it away and buy another.
As you know, in the years following, the quality of the Japanese products has mostly gotten much better, rivaling the best products from the rest of the world in some cases.
The Chinese are now about where the Japanese were around 1970. In another few years they will probably roll right over Japan, relegating Japan to a third world position in the global economy. I just hope we can keep up with them.
Bill.
Edited to remove politically sensitive comments