https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark (initially F-5G) is 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

https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/what-might-have-been-f-20-tigershark/
A F-20 Tigershark fires an AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface tactical missile. U.S. Air Force photo. While just a single F-20A was flying, Darrell Cornell, Northrop's chief experimental test pilot, took over most cockpit duties. Paul Metz, hired by Northrop in 1980, became the third F-20A pilot. Cornell made the first flight of the second F-20A

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-20-tigershark-greatest-fighter-plane-us-military-passed-208621
The F-20 Tigershark was a Northrop-developed fighter plane that competed with the F-16 in the 1980s. It had a modern avionics package, a powerful engine, and a low cost, but it was not selected by the U.S. Air Force.

https://californiasciencecenter.org/exhibits/air-space/air-aircraft/f-20-tigershark
Learn about the F-20 Tigershark, a responsive and reliable fighter plane designed by Northrop but never sold or mass-produced. See the last remaining prototype on display at the California Science Center.

https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=688
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark was a further evolution of the F-5 Tiger II line, specifically the F-5E model series. The F-20 emerged from a program in 1975 as part of a United States Air Force's (USAF) endeavor known as "FX". The aircraft was initially born as the "F-5G" of the Tiger II line and gradually evolved to become its own design.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/everything-to-know-about-the-f-20-tigershark-fighter-jet/ar-BB1lzfMj
The greatest advancement of the F-20 Tigershark was its GE F404 engine. This beast of an engine used the latest afterburning engineering to generate 40-60% more thrust compared to the Tigershark's

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-20-tigershark-fantastic-fighter-never-had-chance-210512
The F-20 Tigershark was a Northrop Grumman design based on the F-5 and T-38, with a powerful F404 engine and advanced avionics. It was developed to compete with Soviet aircraft in the export market, but was canceled in 1981 due to changing U.S. policy and the F-16's success.

https://hushkit.net/2023/10/03/i-flew-the-f-20-tigershark/
F-5G/F-20 Tigershark technical characteristics. The F-5G was a development of the F-5E, originally intended for sale to the air force of Taiwan, intended as a higher-powered version of the F-5E, offering enhanced performance at a reasonable cost. The F-5G would be fitted with the GE-F404 engine in place of the 2 General Electric J85 engines of

https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ac/f-20.htm
F-20 Tigershark. Northrop developed the F-20 Tigershark in response to a U.S. Government call for the private development of a tactical fighter specifically tailored to meet the security needs of allied and friendly nations. The first flight of the Tigershark was made August 30, 1982. The Mach 2 class F-20 Tigershark's basic single-seat

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-20.htm
The F-20 Tigershark was a Northrop-built tactical fighter designed for foreign military sales, but canceled in 1986 due to competition from the F-16. It had advanced technology features, such as a multimode radar, a head-up display and a powerful engine, but never entered service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-TARYA_YHg
F-20 TigerShark | Best of Aviation Documentary #F20 #TigerShark What began as Northrup's F-5G and eventually became known as the F-20 Tigershark was a light

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark is 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

https://planehistoria.com/f-20-tigershark/
The F-20 Tigershark was a Northrop project to upgrade the F-5E Tiger II with a new engine and radar. It was designed to compete for US and foreign orders, but lost out to the F-16 Fighting Falcon and other aircraft.

https://www.aviastar.org/air/usa/northrop_f-20.php
Learn about the F-20 Tigershark, a company-funded development of the F-5E with increased engine thrust and armament. See its specification, history, comments and a three-view drawing.

https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7495.html
In December 1986, the Northrop Corporation terminated its F-20 Tigershark fighter aircraft program without having sold a single F-20. The program had been in existence for over ten years and had cost over $1.2 billion. The F-20 program was unique because it was privately funded — i.e., Northrop and its subcontractors covered all of the costs.

http://www.chuckyeager.org/news/meet-the-f-20-tigershark-the-fighter-jet-the-air-force-said-no-to/
The F-20 Tigershark program was abandoned in 1986 after three prototypes had been built (two of which crashed after their pilots blacked out due to excessive g-forces) and a fourth partially completed. The F-20 Tigershark (initially F-5G) was a privately financed light fighter, designed and built by Northrop. Its development began in 1975.

https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/papers/2009/P7495.pdf
A Case Study of the F-20 Tigershark. Author. Thomas Martin. Subject. Examines the F-20 program from both a research-and-development (R&D) and a marketing perspective. Created Date. 9/16/2009 11:29:03 AM.

https://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=F-20A
The resulting aircraft, the F-20 Tigershark, was essentially an F-5E with a special radar capable of firing the AIM-7 Sparrow missile, and the two small engines of the F-5 family being replaced with a single F-404 engine similar to that of the F/A-18 Hornet. The resulting aircraft was slated to become the export standard for most NATO allies of

https://www.detailedpedia.com/wiki-F-20
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark (initially F-5G) is 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

https://hushkit.net/2021/04/02/f-20-versus-lavi-the-tigershark-the-young-lion-and-the-viper/
F-5G/F-20 Tigershark technical characteristics. The F-5G was a development of the F-5E, originally intended for sale to the air force of Taiwan, intended as a higher-powered version of the F-5E, offering enhanced performance at a reasonable cost. The F-5G would be fitted with the GE-F404 engine in place of the 2 General Electric J85 engines of

https://aeroscale.net/news/published-northrop-f-20-tigershark
"This definitive Tigershark book features original documents and photographs, most in color and previously unpublished. Original documents of USAF struggles to name the Tigershark the F-20, Presidential directives to build a fighter for export and limitations on sales, performance with no government funding are a few of the many examples of original documents pivotal to the F-20 story.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-f-20-tigershark-saga-high-hopes-and-the-winds-of-change-in-u-s-fighter-policy/ar-BB1jmRmK
- F-20 Tigershark: History Keeps Forgetting About this Fighter, The National Interest, Dec 29, 2023 - Northrop F20 Tigershark - Fight's On! , fightson.net The F-20 began development in 1975.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/f-20-tigershark-the-greatest-fighter-plane-the-u-s-military-passed-on/ar-AA1h3Vys
In an era of cost overruns and technological snafus, the F-20 Tigershark proved to be a low-cost jet fighter that punched above its weight. We can only wonder what might have been had the F-20