Northrop F-20 Tigershark vs Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger / Tiger II Comparison

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Subjects

Northrop F-20 Tigershark
Multi-Role Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

Northrop F-5E Tiger II
Single-Seat Lightweight Multirole Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
1982 [Diff.+20 yrs]

YEAR
1962 [Diff.-20 yrs]

CREW
1

PRODUCTION
3 units [Diff.-2,243]

PRODUCTION
2,246 units [Diff.+2,243]

Dimensions

LENGTH
46.6 ft (14.2 m) [Diff.-0.8 ft]

LENGTH
47.4 ft (14.5 m) [Diff.+0.8 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
26.6 ft (8.1 m) [Diff.-0.1 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
26.7 ft (8.1 m) [Diff.+0.1 ft]

HEIGHT
13.8 ft (4.2 m) [Diff.+0.5 ft]

HEIGHT
13.3 ft (4.1 m) [Diff.-0.5 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Northrop F-20 Tigershark

Northrop F-5E Tiger II

Weights

EMPTY WT.
11,222 lb (5,090 kg) [Diff.+1,499 lb]

EMPTY WT.
9,722 lb (4,410 kg) [Diff.-1,499 lb]

M.T.O.W.
26,279 lb (11,920 kg) [Diff.+1,556 lb]

M.T.O.W.
24,723 lb (11,214 kg) [Diff.-1,556 lb]

Installed Power

1 x General Electric F404-GE-100 afterburning turbofan engine developing 17,000lb thrust with reheat.

2 x General Electric J85-GE21 afterburning turbojet engines developing 5,000 lb thrust each.

Performance

SPEED
1,500 mph (2,414 kph) [Diff.+423 mph]

SPEED
1,077 mph (1,734 kph) [Diff.-423 mph]

RANGE
1,715 miles (2,760 km) [Diff.+172 miles]

RANGE
1,543 miles (2,483 km) [Diff.-172 miles]

CEILING
55,118 ft (16,800 m) [Diff.+3,314 feet]

CEILING
51,804 ft (15,790 m) [Diff.-3,314 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
50,030 ft/min [Diff.+21,330 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
28,700 ft/min [Diff.-21,330 feet]

Armament

STANDARD:
2 x 20mm Pontiac M39A2 internal cannons in nose
2 x AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles (wingtip mounts).

OPTIONAL:
Up to 9,000lb of external stores supporting:

2 x CRV7 rocket pods
2 x LAU-10 127mm rocket pods
2 x Matra SNEB 68mm rocket pods
2 x AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles
2 x 30mm gun pods
2 x AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range air-to-air missiles
Mk 82 iron bombs
CBU-24 cluster bombs
CBU-49 cluster bombs
CBU-52 cluster bombs
CBU-58 cluster bombs
Fuel Droptanks as needed

STANDARD:
2 x 20mm M39A2 internal automatic cannons over nose.
2 x AIM-9 "Sidewinder" air-to-air missiles on wingtip launchers.

OPTIONAL:
Mission-specific ordinance is limited up to a maximum of 7,000lb across 4 x underwing and 1 x underfuselage hardpoints and can include:

2 x AIM-9 "Sidewinder" short-range air-to-air missiles.
4 x AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles.
AGM-65 "Maverick" air-to-surface guided missiles.
2 x LAU-61 19-shot 70mm rocket pods.
2 x LAU-68 7-shot 70mm rocket pods.
2 x LAU-10 4-shot 127mm rocket pods.
2 x Matra SNEB 18-shot 68mm rocket pods.

Also: Conventional Drop Bombs, Cluster Bombs, Napalm Bombs, Nuclear drop bombs, and up to 3 x 275 US gallon External Fuel Droptanks.

Going Further

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(Northrop F-20 Tigershark)

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(Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger / Tiger II)

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