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Northrop F-20 Tigershark

A privately developed single-engine fighter evolved from the F-5 line for export and rapid-reaction air-defense missions.

Archive ID: afm_0000648
Northrop F-20 Tigershark, shown in the selected representative source image.U.S. Navy / National Naval Aviation Museum / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — U.S. NavyImage source

A privately developed single-engine fighter evolved from the F-5 line for export and rapid-reaction air-defense missions.

Primary roleFighter
First flight1982
OriginUnited States
ManufacturerNorthrop Corporation
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
F-20APrototypeFighterUnited States Air Force

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1984-85 — Jane’s Publishing Company · Tier 3