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=== Rank VII === | === Rank VII === | ||
| − | * [[F-5A]] | + | * [[F-5A]] - Base model |
| − | * ␗[[F-5A (China)]] | + | * ␗[[F-5A (China)]] - Exported to ROCAF by 1970s |
| − | * [[F-5C]] | + | * [[F-5C]] - USAF variant with refuel probe |
| − | * [[F-5E]] | + | * [[F-5E]] - Major revision with radar and upgraded attack capabilities |
| − | * ␗[[F-5E (China)]] | + | * ␗[[F-5E (China)]] - Taiwan-based AIDC assembled F-5E |
| − | * ▄[[F-5E FCU (Japan)|F-5E FCU]] | + | * ▄[[F-5E FCU (Japan)|F-5E FCU]] - Thai upgrade of RTAF F-5E fleet with modern avionics |
=== Rank VIII === | === Rank VIII === | ||
| − | * [[F-20A]] | + | * [[F-20A]] - Major revision of F-5E airframe of F-16 equivalent avionics; hindered by F-16C's export |
== Media == | == Media == | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 15 April 2024
Contents
[hide]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
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.
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