The F-20: An aircraft ahead of its time
In 1980, an order was placed for seven preproduction F-20s with options for another 83 production models. The F-20 was a truly amazing aircraft that a lot of people outside…
In 1980, an order was placed for seven preproduction F-20s with options for another 83 production models. The F-20 was a truly amazing aircraft that a lot of people outside…
Yeager praised the Tigershark in his autobiography, which he wrote after the F-20 was canceled, calling it “magnificent.” Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier and at…
The F-20 was far faster than the F-5E, added beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air capability, and had a full complement of air-to-ground firing modes that could fire the majority of American weaponry…