Northrop F-5G / F-20 Tigershark

[Dagger]

A couple of rare F-20 views:

A view from below (from 'FliegerRevue'):


And a view from above over London in 1984 while visiting the Farnborough air show (from 'Aeroplane'):

 

[BillRo]

Shark nose patent and "Northrop F-5F Shark Nose Development" report. I bet both have been posted but found nothing by number or title

Nice to see Robin Edward's report on the shark nose. He was my roommate in college when we were DH apprentices and we both ended up at Northrop.

 

[zjz]

Posting these her, probably a re-post, but good to have a refresher every now and then ....

A Case Study of the F-20 Tigershark

https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/papers/2009/P7495.pdf

 

[zjz]

Reassessing the Decision to Withhold Sale of the F-20 Fighter to Taiwan​

https://globaltaiwan.org/2018/01/re...o-withhold-sale-of-the-f-20-fighter-to-taiwan

 

[Springtime]

Been reading Northrop F-5/F-20 and apparently after the ROCAF were denied the F-5G/F-20 after a late 70s Saudi Arabia RSAF F-5E order with provisions for AGM-65 maverick and IFR a similar upgrade for Maverick was offered to the ROCAF as a alternative to a BVR AIM-7 F-5g/F-20 or upgrade F-5E considering the nature of the PLAN it is a interesting alternative

 

[fightingirish]

Hello folks,
Tony Chong returns with a presentation on the F-20 Tigershark at the Western Museum of Flight on September 20,2025.
Have a great Sunday afternoon on the couch!
Edit:
Just so you know, all the presentation files can be found in the book "NFAF-228 F-20 Tigershark" by Paul Metz. Since Paul now resides in Texas and no longer travels long distances, he requested Tony to handle the presentation.
Enjoy the amusing Chuck Yeager story at the conclusion of this presentation.

The F-20 Tigershark, Northrop’s $1.2 Billion Gamble with Tony Chong
The Best Little Fighter that Never Sold
Developed during the 1970’s and 1980’s without government funding, the Tigershark was supposed to be America’s newest export fighter for its allied nations. Instead, after a series of decisions, the airplane found itself in direct competition for foreign military sales with the US Air Force’s front-line F-16 fighter. Hear the story of the superb F-20, called the right plane at the wrong time.

Video:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT1X3AeKa7g
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT1X3AeKa7g

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Nice to see Tony, been almost 6 years since my catchup with Tony Chong and Craig Kaston.

 

[NMaude]

The Megaprojects channel uploaded this video about the F-20 a few days ago:

It's a damn shame this promising light fighter jet never went into production.

 

[zjz]

How the F-20 Tigershark’s Failure Changed the Aviation Business Forever​

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/b...e-changed-aviation-business-forever-hk-121125