Northrop F-20 Tigershark - Specifications (F-20)

Specifications (F-20)

Data from Northrop F-5/F-20/T-38, Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Length: 47 ft 4 in (14.4 m)
• Wingspan: 27 ft 11.9 in / 8.53 m; with wingtip missiles (26 ft 8 in/ 8.13 m; without wingtip missiles)
• Height: 13 ft 10 in (4.20 m)
• Wing area: 200 ft² (18.6 m²)
• Empty weight: 13,150 lb (5,090 kg)
• Loaded weight: 15,480 lb (6,830 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 27,500 lb (11,920 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F404-GE-100 turbofan, 17,000 lbf (76 kN)

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2+
• Combat radius: 300 nmi (345 mi, 556 km) ; for hi-lo-hi mission with 2 × 330 US gal (1,250 L) drop tanks
• Ferry range: 1,490 nmi (1715 mi, 2759 km) ; with 3 × 330 US gal (1,250 L) drop tanks
• Service ceiling: 55,000 ft (16,800 m)
• Rate of climb: 52,800 ft/min (255 m/s)
• Wing loading: 81.0 lb/ft² (395 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 1.1

Armament

• Guns: 2× 20 mm (0.79 in) Pontiac M39A2 cannons in the nose, 280 rounds each
• Hardpoints: Five external hardpoints with a capacity of 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) of bombs, missiles, rockets and drop tanks for extended range
• Rockets: 2× CRV7 rocket pods Or
  2 × LAU-10 rocket pods with 4 × Zuni 5 in (127 mm) rockets each Or
  2 × Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
• Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders on wingtip launch rails (similar to F-16 and F/A-18)
  AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles on hardpoints
• Bombs: Various air-to-ground ordnance such as Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), CBU-24/49/52/58 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb

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