F-20A

This page is about the American jet fighter F-20A. For other versions, see F-5 (Family).

F-20A

F-20A

USA

VIII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
12.3	12.7	12.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Jet fighter

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Description

The F-20A Tigershark is a premium gift rank VIII American jet fighter with a battle rating of 12.3 (AB) and 12.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Alpha Strike".

The F20 Tigershark is an light weight fighter that was introduced in the Alpha Strike Update. It is boast good climb-rate and a great turn rate.

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Drogue parachute

Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway

Max speed

at 11 582 m2 200 km/h

Turn time22 s

Max altitude15 240 m

EngineGeneral Electric F404-GE-100

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight24 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 11,582 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	15240	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	2200		__._	22.0	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1,458	482	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	-

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
General Electric F404-GE-100		1	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
1,015 kg	Afterburning low-bypass turbofan		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MGW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear482 km/h

Since the F20 Tigershark is an Light Fighter, it doesn't have any armor. It can't tank any missiles, however it can tank a few shots from cannons at its BR.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 275

RB6 411

SB7 527

Crew training10 000

Experts1 770 000

Aces3 400

Research Aces2 560 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 90 / 320 / 500 %

2 × 250 / 250 / 250 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor New boosters Wings repair Engine	Fuselage repair Airframe G-suit Cover	t_160_belt_pack t_160_new_gun Mk82 BLU-1 Gun pod GPU-5/A. LAU-3/A M117 Flares/Chaff GAU_13A_belt_pack Mk83 AIM-9L GAU_13A_new_gun 40px AGM-65B Mk84 AIM-7F

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)	EEGS

Offensive armament

The F-20A is armed with:

• 2 x 20 mm M39A3 cannons, nose-mounted (280 rpg = 560 total)
• 45 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.

Default weapon presets

Without load 6 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles 2 x AIM-7F Sparrow missiles 5 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (3,750 lb total) 9 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (4,500 lb total) 9 x 500 lb Mk 82 Snakeye bombs (4,500 lb total) 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (3,000 lb total) 1 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bomb (2,000 lb total) 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets 4 x AGM-65B missiles 1 x 30 mm GAU-13/A cannon (353 rpg) 5 x BLU-1 incendiary bombs 1 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 Air bomb (2,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

In 1975 Northrop started development of the F20 (Then F5G) Tigershark. It was to modernize and improve on the F5E, featuring an F404-GE-100, and new Beyond Visual Range Missiles (BVR). Much of the development cost of the F20 Tigershark was under the US Department of Defense (DoD) budget under the FX Program. The FX program was a program under the Carter Administration to provide aircraft to foreign nations without the best avionics in fear that the Soviets will somehow get there hands on the aircraft. The F20 was perfect for this program, and its only real rival for the contract was the F16/79. However, after the Reagan Administration got elected, the program was canceled, and now the F20 will have to compete for the F16's spot in the market. So under the Reagan Administration, both FX fighters were eventually canceled.

Devblog

Engineers from Northrop Corporation developed the F-20A Tigershark as a deep modernization of the F-5G fighter with improved flight and characteristics at a low cost. This new aircraft received a new power plant consisting of a single General Electric F404-100 engine, advanced avionics and radar, plus an expanded range of weapons. It made its first flight in 1982, where a total of 3 were built for testing. At the time of its creation, the F-20A was a direct competitor to the F-16 fighter jet, but was inferior to it and did not go into mass production. The only surviving F-20A was transferred to the California Science Center and is currently on display as an exhibit.

Media

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See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Pre-order: F-20A Tigershark

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