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on Oct. 10, 1984, the first prototype (serial 82-0062, c/n GG1001, registered N4416T) of the Northrop F-20 Tigershark crashed at Suwon Airbase, South Korea, killing Northrop pilot Darrell Cornell. The following investigation cleared the F-20 of mechanical or design issues since it concluded that Cornell had blacked out due to …

Speed and agility are decisive advantages in any form of aerial dominance. An airspeed record is the highest airspeed attained by an aircraft of a particular class. Modern Fighter jets operate at supersonic speed Supersonic travel is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound. …