F-5 (Family)

Description

The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation.

Nicknames being:

• F-5A/B - Freedom Fighter
• F-5C - Skoshi Tiger
• F-5E/F - Tiger II

Vehicles

Rank VII

• F-5A - Base model
• ␗F-5A (China) - Exported to ROCAF by 1970s
• F-5C - USAF variant with refuel probe
• F-5E - Major revision with radar and upgraded attack capabilities
• ␗F-5E (China) - Taiwan-based AIDC assembled F-5E
• ▄F-5E FCU - Thai upgrade of RTAF F-5E fleet with modern avionics

Rank VIII

• F-20A - Major revision of F-5E airframe of F-16 equivalent avionics; hindered by F-16C's export

Media

Videos

American Tiger: History of Northrop F-5 - War Thunder Official Channel

The Shooting Range #287 - Pages of History section at 04:12 discusses the F-5 facing the MiG-21.

The Shooting Range #270 - Pages of History section at 04:18 discusses the F-5.

[Expand]Northrop Corporation
Fighters	P-61A-11 · P-61C-1
Jet fighters	F-89B · F-89D
	F-5A · F-5C · F-5E
	F-20A
Export	␗F-5A · ▄F-5E FCU