nibbylot Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) I am announcing an F-20 project that I have been working on for awhile. I am looking to see if anyone wants to help work on this, specifically on liveries, modeling and texturing. Edited January 29, 2020 by nibbylot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterputin Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Holy Fck. When you gonna release it ?????????????:lol: Edit: Just saw that u release it in the few weeks Edited March 23, 2019 by Masterputin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidCharlemagne Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Damn, I'm impressed! I'll be looking forward to trying it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterputin Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Ah okay thank you, i didn't really read carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl0w Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Cool to see someone making the better F-5 here. A shame they never introduced her into service. :( Best of luck on your project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert31178 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 "A shame they never introduced her into service." Not really. The USAF did way better buying the Viper. It could carry more payload farther, the Viper also shared some parts with the Eagle, keeping costs. down. F-20 was designed initially for a Hornet engine, one of the main reasons that the USAF went with Viper over the YF-17. they would have looked like fools asking for money from Congress for the F-20 after having said they wanted the F-16 because of shared engines. I know that it has been written that the F-20 may have been the best fighter never put into production, but from a sales standpoint it was doomed. The Viper could out-everything it, and it was also proven weapons system with sales all over the world. That said, I'd fly it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan105 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I'd be interesting in helping with liveries. Send me a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_X Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 do you have any scale plans for the external model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilon_x Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 F-20 Tigershark was to be purchased by the Italians and was to replace the F-104s. but the Italian production of the F-20s did not start. F-20 Tigershark italian skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merker Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Looking good so far! Former A-4E-C 3D Artist Logo Credit to Plusnine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Ok, can I buy a beer for you? Will really love to fly a F-20 in DCS, hope you have succes and wish I could help you somehow, so many skin possibilities... Notice all the antenas on the plane, and the USAF style receptacle for the boom, while the Kiwi bird got a refueling probe. 1 I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee19822 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Fantastic looking aircraft when is it out to download please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibbylot Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 do you have any scale plans for the external model? I have this scale drawing from the flight manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilch Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I will do very dirty, morally questionable things for this. But seriously, I have some more free time coming down the pipes in the next few months. I'd love to help in some way. What kinds of skills are you looking for? I'm curious if anyone who lives near Los Angeles could take a trip to the California Science Center to get footage of the only surviving example. It's dangling from the roof next to its T-38 cousin. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Zilch79's YouTube Channel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarabostes Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) Man this is amazing, the cockpit looks very very well made . About the skins , the posibilities are endless .Now we can only dream about sparrow,maverick,sorry ,now i have an erection :) Edited April 7, 2019 by Tarabostes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_X Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 @nibbylot - i'd be interested in working only external 3D model for this one but only if i had good blueprints, including cross-sections, else it would last longer and i'm limited in free time... If you need accurate blueprint for the side panels let me know, i found some on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev2go Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) "A shame they never introduced her into service." Not really. The USAF did way better buying the Viper. It could carry more payload farther, the Viper also shared some parts with the Eagle, keeping costs. down. F-20 was designed initially for a Hornet engine, one of the main reasons that the USAF went with Viper over the YF-17. they would have looked like fools asking for money from Congress for the F-20 after having said they wanted the F-16 because of shared engines. I know that it has been written that the F-20 may have been the best fighter never put into production, but from a sales standpoint it was doomed. The Viper could out-everything it, and it was also proven weapons system with sales all over the world. That said, I'd fly it!!! actually in the short term the F20 had some advantages the F16 did not. More modern electronics: IEGlass cockpit and up front controller ( when comparing to F16A) , ANti shipping missiles, and Aim7 sparrows. Not even F16C's had Sparrow implemented ( except for the F16A ADF modification in the late 80s) and they didn't get BVR capability until AMRAAMS got integrated in a post gulf war in the early 90s. Edited April 8, 2019 by Kev2go 1 Build: Windows 10 64 bit Pro Case/Tower: Corsair Graphite 760tm ,Asus Strix Z790 Motherboard, Intel Core i7 12700k ,Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 64gb ram (3600 mhz) , (Asus strix oc edition) Nvidia RTX 3080 12gb , Evga g2 850 watt psu, Hardrives ; Samsung 970 EVo, , Samsung evo 860 pro 1 TB SSD, Samsung evo 850 pro 1TB SSD, WD 1TB HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-51_Razor Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 As I recall, another big advantage that the F-20 had over the F-16 was the navigation suite. I think it was an INS that utilized solid state gyros which allowed it to be initialized within a minute or so. This was a big selling point (or so they thought) for an interceptor standing by for a quick launch. 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibbylot Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) I will do very dirty, morally questionable things for this. But seriously, I have some more free time coming down the pipes in the next few months. I'd love to help in some way. What kinds of skills are you looking for? I'm curious if anyone who lives near Los Angeles could take a trip to the California Science Center to get footage of the only surviving example. It's dangling from the roof next to its T-38 cousin. Someone took a bunch of close up photos of the one in Los Angeles here: https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/northrop-f-20-tigershark/ @nibbylot - i'd be interested in working only external 3D model for this one but only if i had good blueprints, including cross-sections, else it would last longer and i'm limited in free time... If you need accurate blueprint for the side panels let me know, i found some on the internet. PM me Edited April 9, 2019 by nibbylot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplaceinthesky Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 WOW Beautiful, cannot wait to make a Shin Kazama Skin :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDykeWithABigByke Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 This looks promising. Hows it coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSixRS Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Hi Nibbylot, how have you been? Any news or updates on this beautiful project? We are looking forward here ..... Big hug and success !! SuperSixRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmer Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Look amazing! Can't wait to fly it...….. Edited May 25, 2019 by Emmer [sIGPIC]http://www.fulltimepilots.nl/Sigs/LLTM2014.jpg[/sIGPIC] http://www.fulltimepilots.nl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibbylot Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 I owe an update, but I've been away from my computer for 3 months and I've also been having issues with the AIM-9 no longer working and I just can't figure it out. The external model is also being reworked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonFox Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I'd love to see this become a thing for sure. Also, I recall claims that the maintenance cost would have been much better compared with the F-16A. While the F-20 may not have been suited for USAF squadrons, I think it would have been a great export fighter. F/A-18C; A-10C; F-14B; Mirage 2000C; A-4E; F-16C; Flaming Cliffs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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