Description:Aircraft 2011

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The F-5 was developed as a cheap 'export fighter' for military assistance programs. It was a small jet fighter with short-span wings, twin-engined and optimized for easy maintenance. The F-5 was never used on a large scale by the USAF, but because of characteristics similar to the MiG-21, the F-5 was used as 'agressor' aircraft. The USAF did also use the closely related T-38 supersonic trainer. While the F-5A (799 built) was a very basic aircraft with minimal equipment, the F-5E Tiger II (1166 built) was much more capable. Finally, the much-modified, single-engined F-5G was renamed F-20. At least 28 countries used the F-5. Origin

   USA

Type

   light tactical fighter

Max Speed

   802 kt / 924 mph

Max Range

   2594 km / 1,612 miles

Dimensions

   span 7.70 m / 25 ft 3 in
   length 14.38 m / 47 ft 2 in
   height 4.01 m / 13 ft 2 in

Weight

   empty 3,667 kg / 8,085 lb
   maximum take-off 9,374 kg / 20,667 lb

Powerplant

   two 1850-kg (4,080-lb) afterburning thrust General Electric J85-GE 13 turbojets

Armament

   two 20-mm M39 cannon with 280 rounds per gun; provision for 1996 kg (4,400 lb) of disposable stores, including AAMs, bombs, cluster bombs, rocket-launcher

http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=159