F-20 Tigershark Vs. Tx (Saab)
Some comparisons?
F-20
F404 GE-100 17,000lbs thrust
Maximum Speed Mach 2 class
Sea level rate-of-climb 52,800 feet/minute
Combat ceiling 54,700 feet
Takeoff distance 1,600 feet
Takeoff Distance 4,200 feet
Scramble order to brake release 52 seconds
Scramble order to 29,000 feet 2.5 minutes
Time to 40,000 feet from brake release 2.3 minutes
Acceleration Time 0.3M to 0.9M, at 10,000 feet 28 seconds
Sustained Turn Rate 0.8M at 15,000 feet 11.1 degrees/second
Maximum Load Factor 9g
Length 46 ft 6 in
Height 13 ft 10 in
Wing Span 26 ft 8 in
Internal Fuel 5,050 lbs
External Fuel 6,435 lbs
Takeoff Weight clean 18,005 lbs
Combat Thrust/Weight ratio 1.1
Combat Weight 50% fuel, 2 AIM-9 missiles 15,820 lbs
Maximum Weight 27,500 lbs
Saab T-x
installed power: 1x GE F404 17,200lbs thrust and afterburner
Standard day performance: 808 mph
range: 994NM
33,500 ft/min climb
EMPTY WEIGHT: 7165 lbs
MAX Take-off wgt: 12125 lbs
length: 46.42 ft
Width: 32.81 ft
My Observation: roughly similar weights? T-x a bit lighter.
Why the big performance difference?
Is the Saab T-x "Draggier" with less fineness ratio than the F-20?