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Feb 20, 2011 · A further development of the F-5 was the F-20 Tigershark, similar in performance to the F-16. However, the Tigershark failed to attract a buyer in the competitive fighter market of the late 1980s. Nonetheless, some 2,700 F-5 aircraft were built for the US and 30 other nations by the time production ceased in 1987.
Main versions are the F-5A Freedom Fighter and the F-5E Tiger II with their two-seat trainer variants F-5B and F-5F. The F-5E Tiger II differs from the F-5A Freedom Fighter in having more powerful General Electric J85-GE-21 (22,2 kN / 5000 lbf) engines instead of the J85-GE-13 (18,2 kN / 4080 lbf). The fuselage is enlarged and the wings were ...
Northrop’s F-5 continued to evolve, leading to the introduction of the F-5E Tiger II in 1972, as a result of the International Fighter Aircraft competition aimed at providing an effective low ...
The Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and the F-5E/F Tiger II are part of a family of widely used light supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop. Although less complex and advanced than some contemporary aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, it was significantly cheaper to procure and operate, and the type became a popular aircraft on the export market. While ...
