Raf Tigershark

[pleb]

Been a little busy of late but here's something else off the bench.

[Shasper]

Has 72nd kit?

Shas B)

[pleb]

How did you guess???

[Brian da Basher]

Pleb you're a regular Whiff-factory! My hat's off to your skill, talent and productivity!

Brian da Basher

[Shasper]

How did you guess???

Got 10+ of them buggars sitting in storage at the moment, not counting the 2 in production & the others I've built.

Actualy, you can tell by the nose, the 48th mono kit has the original 'flat' nose as seen on prototype 1 (variation of the 'Shark" nose seen on USN Adversary F-5s), while the Has. kit is more in line with prototype 3, which sported the more prodution-standard radome.


At least that what it looks to me. Now if you want some giggles, search this forum for a "F-20C" topic started by me (it'll be at least a year old or so).


Shas B)

[Rafael]

Looks like the COIN Wyvern has a very capable air cover.

Beautiful bird

Rafa

[pleb]

How did you guess???

Got 10+ of them buggars sitting in storage at the moment, not counting the 2 in production & the others I've built.

Actualy, you can tell by the nose, the 48th mono kit has the original 'flat' nose as seen on prototype 1 (variation of the 'Shark" nose seen on USN Adversary F-5s), while the Has. kit is more in line with prototype 3, which sported the more prodution-standard radome.


At least that what it looks to me. Now if you want some giggles, search this forum for a "F-20C" topic started by me (it'll be at least a year old or so).


Shas B)

See what you mean.  Noticed that someone else had the same idea too, with RAF Tigersharks.  Still have one more in the stash and a X29? with forward swept wings.

 

[ysi_maniac]

Beautiful
More pic from different angles, please....?
         

[Archibald]

Gorgeous bird    

[Shasper]

Yeah thats the X-29. Oddly enough when whoever built the 29's for NASA, they used the same framework for the rudder as found in the F-20.

I've got an idea for a X-29 but with a bunch of F-20 mods to make it look like it was based on the 'Shark, dunno if I'll ever get around to it.


Shas B)

[Radish]

Nice.
Looks good.....very impressive.  

[elmayerle]

Yeah thats the X-29. Oddly enough when whoever built the 29's for NASA, they used the same framework for the rudder as found in the F-20.

I've got an idea for a X-29 but with a bunch of F-20 mods to make it look like it was based on the 'Shark, dunno if I'll ever get around to it.

It seems pretty likely that Grumman talked considerably with Northrop while developing the X-29 since it uses a F-5A front end from the "Cant 180" bulkhead (just behind the cockpit) forward.  It wouldn't be difficult at all for this to be swapped with a F-20 forward fuselage or a cross between the F-20 and F-5F forward fuselages if you wanted a two-seater.  Since the forward sections of the different F-5/F-20 variants all break at that bulkhead, it's rather easy.

The biggest problem would be stores pylons under the wing as they'd have to mount solely between the front and rear spars since the rest of the wing flexs so much instead of separate flaps and such.  This is not an insurmountable problem by any means.

Oh, plep, that's a gorgeous RAF Tigershark.  I wonder if later variants would have a RB.199 or EJ200?

[ysi_maniac]

I wonder if later variants would have a RB.199 or EJ200?

Love this idea.      

[Shasper]

I'll note that Ev as I've got an idea for some adversary 29s.

I would think the EJ200 since its the same dia. wise as the F404 (although a RB.199 version has been foating in me head.)


Shas B)

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Looks particularly good as a tiger - very smart.