-=> Quoting Bill Wunsch to Graham Drummond <=-
 BW> No necessary, but go ahead if it isn't too much bother.
It isn't. :)
NORTHROP F-20 TIGERSHARK
When the fisrt Tigershark was flown (82-0062, at Edwards AFB on
the 30th of August 1982) it was designated F-5G. Shortly
afterwards the designation was changed to F-20. The F-20 was
originally intended for sale to Taiwan. External changes from the
F-5 include a flattened "shark" nose, a two-shock inlet ramp, an
enlarged canopy, and of course the single GE engine. The cockpit
was more modernised and equipment options included a GE G-200
radar and the ability to carry Aim-7 or AMRAAM missiles. Three
F-20As were completed, two of which crashed due to pilot error.
Each successive prototype had some refinements over the previous.
The lack of production orders eventually forced Northrop to
shelve the programme.
Specifications
Type: Single seat fighter
Powerplant: One 17,000lb thrust afterburning General Electric
F404-GE100 turbofan
Dimensions: Span 26'8", length 46'6", height 13'10", wing area
180 sq ft.
Weights: Empty about 9600lb, maximum take-off about 27,100lb.
Performance: Maximum speed 1,400mph or Mach 2.1 at 40,000 feet,
initial rate of climb 50,000 feet per minute, service ceiling
60,000 feet, range 1,700 miles.  
Armament: Two 20mm cannon, two AIM-9, provision for AIM-7 or
AMRAAM, provision for up to 20,000lb of external ordnance.
(condensed from: "Fighters Of The United States Air Force",
Robert F. Dorr and David Donald, 1990.)
Katcha,
Buster
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