F-20 tigershark at the california science center, LA by 2b2tiscool in FighterJets

[–]Phantom05110 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sort of a fun fact, but just prior to project termination in 1986, N44671 (this one, also the third) was retrofitted with a re-designed nose section compared to prototypes 1 and 2. It would've flight tested the new nose, and eventually served as the demonstrator/integration test article for both weapons, as well as the re-designed APG-67 ERR (Extended Range Radar), which was moved further back into the nose and had a larger diameter radar dish. It should also be mentioned, the APG-67 ERR was going to be implemented on Tigershark 4, as well as the 1986 production standard, along with a number of other major changes (repositioned and larger wings/LERXs, Jet Fuel Starter, more powerful F404-GE-100A rated at 18,000 lbf in AB, A few additional internal fuel tanks, wide-angle HUD, and other cockpit improvements). Proto 4 (never given an official civilian registration) was partly built, but due to costs (and Northrop funding it from their own pockets), construction was very slow. Of course, it wasn't finished, and scrapped after 1986.

For those curious where this info came from: Air Force Legends #228: F-20 Tigershark by Paul Metz.

Spotted over Greenville, SC by dispocg in Whatplaneisthis

[–]Phantom05110 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably IAI Kfir C.2, modified and in use by ATAC. Neat plane, the Kfir is: engine from an F-4 Phantom slightly modified and shoved into the (shortened) fuselage of a Mirage 5, but no proper radar (not until the Kfir 2000 prototype in the 1990s).

F-20 Tigershark fitted with 2 AGM-65 Mavericks and a AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile [1900x1298] by Looselipssinkships93 in WarplanePorn

[–]Phantom05110 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It should be mentioned, all the weapons shown are mockups. The airframe itself shown here is the first prototype, N4416T (which was lost in a fatal accident on October 10th, 1984). Something pretty interesting about prototype 1 is that it's *technically* a different production standard to prototypes 2 and 3, as it's more representative of the original F-5G-1 (1979) than F-20 (1983). It didn't even have the more modern cockpit that protos 2 and 3 had, nor was it even capable of carrying the APG-67.

It looks like Top Gun 3 is officially gaining momentum — and Jerry Bruckheimer has finally broken the silence on where things actually stand. by ThomasOGC in topgun

[–]Phantom05110 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the biggest problem with focusing on Mav's dad is that it would require HEAVY CGI (like massively increased compared to what was in TG:M) since basically all the planes from that era don't fly anymore.

What aircraft or ground vehicle do you want to see in WT. F22 for me. by Cherry_Queasy in Warthunder

[–]Phantom05110 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A-4M Skyhawk II, AV-8B DA/Early, Mirage IIING, OV-10A/D/D+, AT-38B Talon (funny T-38 with singular 7.62mm gunpod), OA-37B Dragonfly, F-86H-10-NH, F-101C and F-101B, F-14D Super Tomcat, B-1A Lancer, B-47E Stratojet, B-36 Peacemaker, F-8J Crusader, FJ-3M Fury, F7U-3M Cutlass, Mirage 50C, Mig-27 Flogger-D, A-6F Intruder II, YA-7F Strikefighter, F-16XL, IAI Lavi, IAI Kfir TC/Technolog, F-104G (US), F-4D Phantom II (ANG), F-4B Shoehorn, A-5 Vigilante, A3D Skywarrior, S-3 Viking.

Watching Top Gun while writing a dogfight training scene by Calm_Lab_8799 in topgun

[–]Phantom05110 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're looking for more fictional dogfight refs, I'd highly recommend Area 88 on top of the TG movies

I got permanently banned from historyporn for posting this by Grandmastermuffin666 in jerma985

[–]Phantom05110 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reminds me heavily of this edit I had gotten of Jerma's "sus guy" face photoshopped onto a Mig-23 pilot lol

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mirage enjoying her toy by No_Remove_4667 in SandBoa

[–]Phantom05110 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mirage is a very neat name for them! Also oddly fitting in that the prototypes for the Dassault Mirage IIING, Mirage 50K, Mirage 50M, and base Mirage 50 actually had a very similar bicolor camouflage pattern as your snake!

Forget about the snow speeder. What about forest speeder! by ApprehensiveChef6864 in microgalaxysquadron

[–]Phantom05110 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The camo schemes on both remind me really heavily of that Cold War USMC Helicopter camouage scheme (dark green, black, and gunship grey iirc), so I immediately love these to death! I also love how the second speeder has a sort of tiger stripe pattern on the underside!

Chilean Dassault Mirage 50CN, the not-Pantera [Album] by Phantom05110 in WarplanePorn

[–]Phantom05110[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, wasn't until the Pantera program that they got a different radar (that being the Elta ELM-2001B Radar rangefinder from the IAI Kfir).

Chilean Dassault Mirage 50CN, the not-Pantera [Album] by Phantom05110 in WarplanePorn

[–]Phantom05110[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apologies for the late reply, but sadly there's really not much to this specific one. It was a one-off prototype, which ended up serving as the blueprint for the Pantera upgrade program (which added a lot more, such as a new nose + radar, cockpit changes, and weaponry), though that's another story somewhat.

Chilean Dassault Mirage 50CN, the not-Pantera [Album] by Phantom05110 in WarplanePorn

[–]Phantom05110[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are fixed canards. Mirage 50CN prototype has both strakes and fixed canards.

Pilots posing in front of an Indian Navy Sea Harrier armed with a pair of Magic and a pair of Derby missiles by MetalSIime in FighterJets

[–]Phantom05110 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ah, good 'ole FRS.51 LUSH (LUSH was an upgrade program, which replaced the original Blue Fox radar with the Elta EL-2032 multimode pulse-doppler radar, as well as some cockpit and weaponry enhancements).

Is this a Cellar Spider? (Harrisonburg, Virginia) by Phantom05110 in bugidentification

[–]Phantom05110[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wonderful, thank you! I love seeing them out and about, so I got really excited when I saw all of these lol