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F-20 Tigershark [Mobile Friendly]

3,865 KendirovOKB  3.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on KendirovOKB's F-5E Tiger II [Mobile Friendly]

Why, another lazy build? Airframe ripped right off from the F-5E Tiger

The Northrop F-20 Tigershark (initially F-5G) was a light fighter, designed and built by Northrop. Its development began in 1975 as a further evolution of Northrop's F-5E Tiger II, featuring a new engine that greatly improved overall performance, and a modern avionics suite including a powerful and flexible radar. Compared with the F-5E, the F-20 was much faster, gained beyond-visual-range air-to-air capability, and had a full suite of air-to-ground modes capable of firing most U.S. weapons. With these improved capabilities, the F-20 became competitive with contemporary fighter designs such as the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, but was much less expensive to purchase and operate.

Tigersharks patrolling the skies above USS Beast
Tigersharks patrolling the seas above USS Beast

Ditto

Controls :
Trim : Trim
VTOL : Flaps
AG7 : Hook

Landing at Wright Airport
Landing at Wright Airport

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor F-5E Tiger II [Mobile Friendly]
  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 31.4ft (9.6m)
  • Length 52.5ft (16.0m)
  • Height 15.0ft (4.6m)
  • Empty Weight 810lbs (367kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,900lbs (3,583kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.706
  • Wing Loading 23.1lbs/ft2 (112.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 342.1ft2 (31.8m2)
  • Drag Points 3816

Parts

  • Number of Parts 73
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 383