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Northrop F-5E 'Tiger II'

Description
Notes: International fighter aircraft. Modified F-5A with different engines and updated/simplified avionics (1 CREW) .
  Manufacturer:Northrop


  Base model:F-5
  Designation:F-5
  Version:E
  Nickname:Tiger II
  Designation System:U.S. Tri-Service
  Designation Period:1962-Present
  Basic role:Fighter
  Crew:Pilot

Specifications
  Length: 48' 3.75" 14.7 m
  Height:13' 4.5" 4.0 m
  Wingspan: 26' 8" 8.1 m
  Wingarea: 186.0 sq ft 17.2 sq m
  Empty Weight: 9,558 lb 4,334 kg
  Max Weight: 24,664 lb 11,185 kg

Propulsion
  No. of Engines: 2
  Powerplant: General Electric J85-GE-21 (A/B 5,000Lb)
  Thrust (each): 3,500 lb 1,587 kg

Performance
  Range: 2,314 miles 3,726 km
  Cruise Speed: 645 mph 1,038 km/h 561 kt
  Max Speed: 1,075 mph 1,731 km/h 935 kt
  Climb: 31,600 ft/min 9,631 m/min
  Ceiling: 52,000 ft 15,849 m

Operators (Past and Present)
USN VF-43 Oceana VA
USN VF-45 det Key West FL
USN VFA-127 Lemoore CA
USN VFA-127 det Fallon NV

Known serial numbers
71-1417 / 71-1421, 72-1386 / 72-1406, 73-0846 / 73-0888, 73-0890, 73-0892 / 73-0902, 73-0903 / 73-0990 , 73-1626 / 73-1646 , 74-0958 / 74-0997 , 74-1362 / 74-1575 , 74-1582 / 74-1617 , 75-0314 / 75-0373 , 75-0442 / 75-0527 , 75-0562 / 75-0627 , 76-0471 / 76-0490 , 76-1526 / 76-1591 , 76-1616 / 76-1639 , 76-1643 / 76-1686 , 77-0328 / 77-0335 , 77-0366 / 77-0379 , 77-1767 / 77-1777 , 78-0028 / 78-0037 , 78-0770 / 78-0773 , 78-0789 / 78-0798 , 78-0799 / 78-0801 , 78-0814 / 78-0821 , 78-0826 / 78-0829 , 78-0865 / 78-0875 , 78-2447 , 79-1681 / 79-1691 , 79-1694 / 79-1707 , 79-1717 / 79-1720 , 79-1721 / 79-1726 , 79-1920 / 79-1941 , 80-0299 / 80-0319 , 81-0558 / 81-0593 , 81-0614 / 81-0625 , 81-0632 / 81-0638 , 81-0823 / 81-0857 , 82-0634 / 82-0635 , 82-0636 , 82-0637 / 82-0639 , 82-0644 / 82-0645 , 83-0083 / 83-0112 , 84-0183 / 84-0184 , 84-0490 / 84-0491 , 85-0043 / 85-0044 , 85-0057 / 85-0058 , 85-1586 / 85-1595 , 86-0405 / 86-0409 , 159878 / 159882 , 160792 / 160796 , 162307 , 721387 , 730855 , 730865 , 730879 , 730881 , 730885 , 731635 , 741519 , 741528 / 741531 , 741536 / 741537 , 741539 / 741541 , 741544 / 741545 , 741547 , 741554 , 741556 , 741558 , 741563 / 741564 , 741568 , 741570 , 741572 , 741635

Examples of this type may be found at
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Nellis AFBNellis AFBNevada

F-5E on display

Nellis AFB
    


 

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 Richard Thomas
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During 1979 thru 1981 had the pleasure to work the F-5E Aggressor aircraft at RAF Alconbury England. Was at that time a Communication Technician but as part of the POMO program that was in affect at that time, was required to work all systems as well as the Crew Chief. It was a great plane to work on and to watch fly.
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 Jack L Gilbert
 Rio Rancho, NM
Was sitting in the grandstand at the National Championship Air Races, in Reno, NV, in 1990, when an agressor F-5 from NAS Fallon made a high-speed pass in front of us and "accidentally" went mach. There was a loud, long, appreciative "oooohhhh" from the crowd that day!
02/07/2009 @ 08:08 [ref: 23659]
 Dave bobson
 , MI
This is a really cool plane!
12/22/2008 @ 14:52 [ref: 23312]
 RJ Elvester
 Miramar, CA
It is not something that can really be confirmed as there were many F-5's that were featured in Top Gun as the so called Mig-28 but it was never clear if any of the actaul jets were re painted for the movie as they were still in active military service... I believe there was one that was repainted and then superemposed on top of all of the logos for the movie but at the same time I had heard the aircraft was scrapped in the late 90's I could be wrong but that is what i read if that is the real jet from the movie then congratulations and I will have to go see it if anyone else has any more information on the subject please post...
09/10/2008 @ 04:02 [ref: 22650]
 Edward Robinson
 Wayne, NJ
I would like to know were all the ex-alconbury F5's end up. In what museum they are going to.
07/17/2008 @ 14:25 [ref: 22162]
 Keith Pilon
 , MI
Hello Fellow Enthusiast,

I just found out that the Air show Thunder over Michigan 2008 has a F5-E Schedule in there line up. This will be held August 9 and 10 at the Yankee Air Museum near Detroit. You should check it out.

Keith
07/17/2008 @ 05:23 [ref: 22158]
 Adrian R.
 Clarksville, TN
in '82 I was the contract admin at Conrac supplying the Radar Advisory Displays for F5's.Westinghouse supplied the Radar system...We had a heck of a time getting display tubes to meet the specs...Westinghouse gave us a hardtime about ownership of the design but we kept the engineering at "no charge" so it was propriatory.. 800+ line rate and no scratch,dig,or bubbles were allowed in the 90% center/visible area...Northrop loved the system as it was a space saver at 5-6 in. diag. screen and could handle light of the sun "over the back of the pilot" using a green filter...The last versions supplied was the "Recce" version and spares for Saudi units... just before I left Conrac I had a chance to get in the cockpit and see the unit working... now I supply Borescopes and videoscopes for inspections and just today received a request to replace a set of scopes for F5's somebody is still flying...This was a great airplane for its time...
06/06/2008 @ 07:34 [ref: 21193]
 celso r saad
 campinas, OTH
hei guis......seguinte.....n falo e nem escrevo em english, but.........ok...lembrem-se aqui nos estamos com mais de 45 aeronaves operacionais e ja c up grade versao fantastica. agora ai estaremos para o red flag em 06/2008 sinal de nossos f5e altamente capases dog fight. estou a disposiçao, sou fa deste q e um dos melhores e ainda operacional caça. abraço
01/27/2008 @ 05:33 [ref: 19435]
 Ramtin
 Iran/Tehran, OTH
I told you kiss my ass because one of your pictures are not related to the F-5E.just a picture of a girl!haaaa haaaaaaaaaaa!
11/30/2007 @ 22:53 [ref: 18748]

 

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