Northrop F-20 Tigershark: Right Plane, Wrong Time

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Northrop F-20 Tigershark: Right Plane, Wrong Time” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/northrop-f-20-tigershark/.

 

[Talyn]

Good fighter that got caught up in politics, and unfortunate accidents.

The "modern" analogy to the F-20 is the SAAB Gripen, which uses the same GE engine, albeit an improve version, but has much more capabilities than the F-20 did based on new tech since the F-20.

Saab JAS 39 Gripen - Wikipedia

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Here’s Why Saab’s Gripen E Fighter’s Wing Suddenly Grew In Size

The Gripen E is now flying with a more trapezoid-shaped wing of increased area and it’s set to become standard on production aircraft.

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[BSD]

SAAB does very interesting designs.

 

[Talyn]

More Gripen...

Sweden's Bigger Badder Gripen Fighter Packs A Lot Of Punch In An Incredibly Efficient Package

Sweden took an evolutionary approach for its next fighter, carefully picking the features that would make it not just relevant, but also affordable.

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[Gofer]

Great airplane—I would make room in my garage for one

 

[LDB]

The Gripen is a cool plane but the F-20 is better looking, second only to an F-5

 

[Talyn]

Gripen E...

Gripen E Fighter Officially Joins The Swedish Air Force

The Gripen E multirole fighter has now been delivered to the Swedish Air Force, as the service continues to strengthen itself to face off potential Russian aggression. The Gripen E multirole fighter has now been delivered to the Swedish Air Force, as the service continues to strengthen itself to...

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[Ascout]

I was working peripherally in an area of aerospace when this was all the rage briefly in Aviation Week, with Yeager shilling hard for the system. It's a hard sell, upgrading existing designs when new platforms with attendant profitability opportunities are on the horizon. New sells. Upgrades aren't sexy, but often effective (think IDF upgrades over decades to various weapon systems...especially Armor). But if you have the budget for it....