1 x General Electric F404-GE-100 afterburning turbofan engine developing 17,000lb thrust with reheat. Side-by-side comparison of the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon against the Northrop F-20 Tigershark.

2009年7月7日 · Back in the late 1970s, when N proposed the F-20A (originally called the F-5G), there was a lot of debate about the F-20A compared to the F-16A. A lot of people believed the F-20 was superior to the F-16.

One of the F-20's flight characteristics was the ability to fly at only 124 km/h (77 mph) at 35° AoA (angle of attack), while the F-16 was limited to 30°; acceleration from Mach 0.9 to 1.2 in 29 seconds (at 9,150 m); climb to 12,200 m (or 40,000 ft) in 2.3 minutes (including 55 sec for the start and 22 for the INS set-up).

2001年12月30日 · Regarding the F-20 and F-16. During the early 80's, the F-20, although it would never go into service, had several key advantages over the early F-16A/B. First of all, and most importantly, it had a BVR capability. The F-20 was already capable of firing the AIM-7 Sparrow BVR missile, in addition to the AIM-9 Sidewinder.

2022年3月29日 · For air patrol, the Scorpion requires radar and the capability of supersonic flight, similar to the unsuccessful 1980s-era Northrop F-20 Tigershark. The article also mentions the F-16, the still formidable low-cost supersonic design of half a century ago, with much superior manoeuvring capabilities compared to the F-5/F-20. From the F-16 wiki:

2007年5月3日 · The F-20 should have worked out better due to being way cheaper and easier to maintain versus the F-16. What made the F-16 win out against the F-20 even after beating the YF-17 was flexability. The F-16 did not start out with …

2022年1月12日 · When Taiwan takes delivery of the new planes – expected to start in 2023 and finish in 2026 – it will become the world’s biggest F-16 operator. But military analysts said that if the F-16V were...

With an order for 66 modern F-16V block 70s, Taiwan reflects its commitment to strengthening its air defenses. Like the US F-35, the J-20 stands out for its advanced radar technology and integrated electronics. Its impressively ranged radar system and long-range missiles solidify its status in the air theater of operations.

2024年5月13日 · 2016年11月，美国空军授予洛克希德·马丁公司一份对外军事销售(fms)合同，升级基于f-16v配置的134架f-16飞机。 洛克希德·马丁公司于2018年6月从美国政府获得一份价值12.2亿美元的合同，为巴林皇家空军生产16架F-16 Block 70飞机。

1985年9月5日 · Northrop Corp. said Wednesday that it expects that any Pentagon competition between its F-20 jet fighter and the General Dynamics F-16 will be a long-term and broad-based one.