The Northrop F-20 Tigershark (initially F-5G) is a prototype light fighter, designed and built by Northrop. Its development began in 1975 as a further...
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resulted in the Northrop YF-17 and the F/A-18 naval fighter aircraft. The Northrop F-20 Tigershark was an advanced variant to succeed the F-5E which was...
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HAL Tejas Mk 1/1A Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk KAI T-50 Golden Eagle McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (A-D) Northrop F-20 Tigershark Scaled Composites Model 400...
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F-20 Tigershark as a low-cost aircraft. This garnered little interest in the market, and the project was dropped. In 1985, Northrop bought northrop.com...
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United States refused to sell the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and the Northrop F-20 Tigershark (which had been developed largely to meet Taiwanese...
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Thrust/weight: 0.65 Boeing T-7 Red Hawk Related development Northrop F-5 Canadair CF-5 Northrop F-20 Tigershark Related lists List of active United States military...
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doppler radar originally developed by General Electric for the Northrop F-20 Tigershark program of the early 1980s. It offers a variety of air-to-air,...
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size and weight to the F-15 and ultimately replaced the F-14. A non-naval, export variant developed and marketed by Northrop, the F-18L failed to attract...
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The Northrop B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy strategic bomber, [stealth bomber] featuring low-observable stealth technology...
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The Northrop F-15 Reporter (later RF-61) was an American unarmed photographic reconnaissance aircraft. Based on the Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter...
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allocated to the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, but was actually skipped in favor of F-20 for the Northrop F-5G Tigershark at Northrop's request to avoid confusion...
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The Northrop F-89 Scorpion is an all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation...
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and early 1960s) F-19 (hypothetical US fighter aircraft) Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk Lockheed YF-12 Blackbird Northrop F-20 Tigershark List of military...
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The Northrop P-61 Black Widow is a twin-engine United States Army Air Forces fighter aircraft of World War II. It was the first operational U.S. warplane...
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1980s the privately developed F-5G, later renamed the Northrop F-20 Tigershark, aimed to correct weaknesses in the aging F-5 while maintaining small size...
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Saab JAS 39 Gripen (redirect from Saab 39E/F Super Gripen)
including the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, the Northrop F-20 Tigershark and the Dassault Mirage 2000. Ultimately...
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F-16XL (1982) (USA), modified F-16, delta wing test demonstrator Northrop F-20 Tigershark (1982) (USA). Grumman X-29 (1984) (USA). British Aerospace EAP...
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HESA Saeqeh (redirect from F-5A HESA Saeqeh)
Related development Northrop F-5 HESA Azarakhsh HESA Kowsar Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Northrop F-20 Tigershark Related lists List...
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corporately-owned Northrop F-20 Tigershark, AF Ser. No. 82-0062, c/n GG1001, FAA registration N4416T, on a world sales tour, crashed at Suwon, killing Northrop chief...
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The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 is an American single-seat, twin-engine, stealth fighter technology demonstrator prototype designed for the United...
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F-20 Tigershark, once an aircraft under evaluation by the RJAF), modern fire control systems, and within visual range (WVR) AAMs, thus putting the F-5 on...
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settlement, Northrop had ceased work on the F-18L. Most export orders for the F-18L were captured by the F-16 or the F/A-18. The F-20 Tigershark did not enter...
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Related development Northrop F-5 HESA Azarakhsh HESA Saeqeh Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Northrop F-20 Tigershark Related lists List...
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supersonic flight, similar to the unsuccessful 1980s-era Northrop F-20 Tigershark. The market for light fixed-wing attack jets had declined in the 1980s...
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of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Northrop’s interest in the lightweight fighter concept would ultimately come to fruition with the F-5 Freedom Fighter...
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replica 1929 Velie Monocoupe Northrop T-38 Talon Jet Trainer, Serial Number 58-1196 Northrop F-20 Tigershark McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Serial Number...
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three Northrop F-20 Tigersharks, 82-0062, c/n GG1001, N4416T, during a world sales tour, crashes at Suwon Air Base, South Korea, killing Northrop chief...
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1985). "F-20 Crash in Canada Kills Northrop Test Pilot". Los Angeles Times. Dorr, Robert F. (August 29, 2014). "What Might Have Been: F-20 Tigershark: The...
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The Northrop YB-49 was an American prototype jet-powered heavy bomber developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the...
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