Interview with F-20 Tigershark test pilot Paul Metz

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[@Tigershark_3082]

One of the few times I think I've ever been excitedly waiting for an interview The Tigershark has to be my all-time favorite plane, to the point where I've been digging through the internet to find as much info as I can possibly memorize

[@hushkit6817]

Me too!

[@brendennorris4425]

My dad worked on the F20 project as a software/systems engineer but the only thing I have is a sick F20 tie-clip. Too bad the project wasn't selected for production!

[@mphelps7919]

@@brendennorris4425 You should have that printed on a T-shirt!

[@mphelps7919]

Nice to see you again Hush.

[@manmonkee]

A bit of voice over by William Conrad, Class!

[@user-pp1ni2jy3f]

One of the great tragedies of military aviation. The F-20 was damn good plane. I wonder if it can still be sellable with updated radar & avionics. I hear there is 1 or 2 in museums.

[@m.zahidiftikhar5493]

A bit of design legacy, & certainly the philosophy of F-20 lives on in form of JF-17: the rudder & LERx, small single-engine design, potent weapons mix, MMI, fast deployment, & (I resume) great turn around time.

[@atempestrages5059]

I also see the SAAB Gripen as a descendent of the F-20. Same engine, similar dimensions and same emphasis on rapid response.

[@Scott11078]

Have you heard of the Grumman Super 7?

[@atempestrages5059]

@@Scott11078 ooh no, I'll take a look. What are your thoughts in the meantime?

[@maurodeiana1838]

Unbeliveble 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I love thet jet.. the f20 are realy Amazing 💥💥💥💥💥

[@philipfoster7269]

Finest combat aircraft never to go into production

[@Iffy350]

This! It’s like the griphen before the griphen was even fully realized.

[@onkelmicke9670]

A fine aircraft.

[@dukeofdream]

For us people who don't read... will there ever be an audiobook or something? xD

[@briancavanagh7048]

2 for 2 Northrop losses 2 fighter aircraft production contracts. The F20 & the YF23 Seems Northrop doesn’t pay their lobbyists enough.

[@Tigershark_3082]

At the time, they also had the B-2 Spirit, which was a massive project in its own right (probably worth more to the company than the F-20 and YF-23 combined)