F-5E Tiger II Best of Aviation Documentary
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- The Northrop F-5E Tiger II Best of Aviation series documentary is about a lightweight multirole fighter which is an upgraded version of the F-5A Freedom Fighter. Upgrades to the engines, avionics, and structural improvements allow the F-5E to fly faster, carry more fuel and weapons, and have significantly improved sensors. All of this was done while keeping the F-5E an easy to maintain, inexpensive to fly, and highly maneuverable fighter. The F-5E is still in use today as an aggressor or adversary aircraft by the US Navy, and is still operational with over 25 countries. The Tiger II has and continues to make its mark on military aviation.
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Here are some specifications for the F-5E:
Length. 47 ft 4.75 in (14.45 m)
Height. 13 ft 4.5 in (4.08 m)
Wingspan. 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m)
Max speed 1060 mph (Mach 1.4)
Empty weight. 9,558 lb (4,349 kg)
Loaded weight. 15,745 lb (7,157 kg)
Max. takeoff weight. 24,722 lb (11,214 kg)
Engine Thrust Class (Each): 3,500 lbf (16 kN) thrust each dry, 5,000 lbf (22 kN) with afterburner
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It's a weapons platform that looks like a weapon. The most fighter jet looking fighter jet ever. Just looks fast!
Well said and thanks for commenting!
@@PilotPhotog found your channel searching for the F5. Enjoy your videos and found them to be Sub worthy. 🤪 I fly RC EDF planes and thinking about getting a F5. Might have to repaint it to the F20 LOL.
How about the upgrades to F20. Thrust Tom Wright went to like 1.14! That's amazing man. I agree... you would think the F20 could find a role. Especially in with it's short engine on to in air response time. The new avionics is so cool tool. No old school gauges. Just screens. Looks like the Falcon capsule for human flight lol.
I'm fairly sure that the Saturday morning cartoon show Roger Ramjet flew one of these.😁
Beautiful little plane! I've always loved it.
@Sam OH yea! I'm partial to Lockheed and their Skunk Works. They build things that shouldn't even fly...lol. But Yea, Northrop Grumman builds great War planes. They are big with building subs too I think.
A pure fighter jet that looks like a pure fighter jet. It still is a very formidable weapons platform.
Cudn't hv described it bettr
Here in Brazil, our F5s were modernized by Embraer and will be in the front line at least untill 2025.
aka the brazil versions are now known as Tiger III's... they also have a modified and improved tail section.
@@mrrolandlawrence Not just brazil but many more nations.
@@wheneggsdrop1701 Swiss Airforce.
Eventually they will be substituted by the SAAB Gripens.
@@mrrolandlawrence Brazilians F5E"M" with avionics by Embraer/Elbit, Full Glass Cockpit, Data-Link electronic warfare systems, HOTAS control, Grifo F radar, an air-to-air refueling system, INS/GPS-based navigation, support for new weapons, targeting and self-defense systems, helmet-mounted displays (HMDs), Radar Warning Receiver, encrypted communications, cockpit compatibility for night vision goggles, On-Board Oxygen Generation System (OBOGS) and various new onboard computer upgrades....
It blows my mind USAF never seen the glorious potential of this capable fighter. Wtf
Yeah with operational upgrades in engines and avionics the USAF would have a "F-16" capable aircraft 15 yrs ahead of the Falcon entering service...what the hell were they thinking....Boyd and his "Fighter Mafia" should have picked up on it's potential when they were fighting for better aircraft....
New Zealand should buy some more of them! Upgraded radars ideal for New Zealand air defence
Its because it's not Lockheed.
@@sierramike5259 The military industrial complex bb
Politics man politics
I log 800hrs in this beautiful F-5's.
Awesome! You must have some incredible stories to tell...let me know if you'd be interested in sharing some of them.
I'm getting jealous 😂
Badass man!
DCS doesn't count
You Sir are a lucky man, thank you for your service!!!!!
Certainly one of the best looking fighter jets.
Agreed! It’s a timeless design. Thanks for commenting
And as good as the F-5Es are, the F-5G (re-designated F-20 Tigershark) was quite a slick, powerful jet but very similar to the performance of an F-16 Viper. A real shame our allies couldn't have used it as a more cost effective alternative to F-16s or the newer F-35s.
Thanks for commenting and agreed! If you haven’t already check out my video on the F-20: th-cam.com/video/T-TARYA_YHg/w-d-xo.html
Probably a mistake to rename the F-5G
But the F5 super tiger is available , they call it F18
General Dynamics didn't want the competition for their F16 contracts.
Same story as Lockheed getting the J79 engined F11F killed.
I still believe the F-20 should've been put into production. Could've been used as a trainer and a low-cost multirole fighter
awesome ,easy to maintain aircraft. I was Crew chief in the aggressor squadron at nellis in the 70s. great bang for the buck
Agreed and thank you for your service!
Was a crew chief with AGGRESSORS 64th AMU / 57th AGS Nellis, '80 - '83.
When I was growing up on various AFBs, the T-38 varían was always around training SR-71 pilots. I always thought the Tiger shark was better than the Falcon. Better climb and angle of attack, cheaper yo make and comparable stores. I talked to a Marine general later in my 20s about it, laid my cae for it. His reply stunned me, he agreed, then told me it was all politics. Go figure.
The F-16A and the F-5E are broadly similar. Each having advantages. However the upgraded AMRAAM capable F-16’s are a different cat.
F-20 video out today, let me know what you think and thanks for commenting!
Excellent documentary on an excellent aircraft.
Thank you much appreciated!
Nice video host, thank you for sharing. Yes i believe that the Northrop F-5E Tiger II are still, a very fierce adversary and a better defense purpose combat aircraft. Even there are so many new more advance combat aircraft has been made in this modern day. And this type of aircraft can still undergone some numerous vital upgrades, both in avionics and weaponry system in order to make it more reliable and far better than before.
Thank you and I am working on another F-5 video on the advanced versions.
April 16, 2020---Was stationed in Panama (72-74) when Northrop brought down their first F-5E for display at Howard AFB. Northrop was looking to sell a bunch of 'em to Central & South American countries. There was a shit lot of brass around the planes that day. Was just getting into model building at the time so I took a bunch of photos of everything I could. Think I shot 2 rolls of 36 exposures each. There was to be a flight demonstration but because of low clouds, it wasn't done.
I worked on F-5E and F as a jet engine mech. Awesome airplane, easy to fix too. Other sources say mach 1.6 top speed . There's one here in Hickory NC airport, i worked on this very plane.
That is awesome and thank you for commenting and for your service!
@@PilotPhotog Thank you, but many people deserve credit more than I. See comments below.....
Beautiful..my favorite fighter
Hard to argue and thanks for commenting!
The stiletto of the aircraft world. You may find a bigger and better main weapon but having this thing tucked in your belt just in case you needed it is a comforting thought.
I wonder how many egos these things have pinned to the ground in their service life?
I like that analogy "pinning an ego to the ground" and agreed...thanks for commenting!
This illustrious plane has a fearsome combat record with all that have flown her!! South Vietnamese and later Vietnamese Air Force used them in their counter attack to over throw Pol Pot in Cambodia. Currently 75 F-5Es the Vietnamese Air Force wishes to upgrade them against the rising Chinese aircraft capabilities. The ROC used this beloved plane to maintain air supremacy over the PLA in the air battles over the Taiwan Straits in the 1970s. The Iranian Air Force used their F-5E II to combat Iraqi Air Force MiG 21s Mirage F-1s and MiG 23s with an impressive sortie rate and aerial kills! The Swiss Air Force is relegating their F-5s more to an inexpensive ground attack plane since their venerable Hawker Hunters have been decommissioned. An impressive legacy!!!
Well said and thanks for commenting!
Such a underrated aircraft
The F-20 Tigershark was a development of the F-5 series using a single f404 turbofan in place of the two GE-J85s. It also featured a superior air combat radar, cockpit layout, and HUD.
Had the end of the Cold War not flooded the market with surplus F-16s, the F-20 Tigershark might have matched the sales numbers of its elder brothers, the F-5A/B and F-5/E/F.
The F-20 was fascinating, it'd be very interesting to see what an F-20 could do with upgraded Super Hornet engine they could even add in thrust vectoring since that research was also done on the F-5.
Thanks for commenting and yes, can you imagine? It would be a Super TigerShark
Personally’’’’ or imagine adding the F-18s (LEX) leading extensions to the F-20 with extra small canard along the nose area .Bad Ass!
cosmic coolie that would be amazing and yes! Thanks for commenting!
Politics killed the F-20, it was would have hurt F-16 sales, because it was a good alternative. Pentagon were commented to the F-16 and didn't give F-20 chance.
@@martentrudeau6948 The F-20 could've been the AK-47 of fighter aircraft....
El F-5 Tiger II, en MODE Tiger III+ en Chile, es llamado “ el caza que no se debe nunca dar de baja “
¡Gracias por comentar y sí, ¡el F-5 es increíble!
I think the latest variation of F-5 is (Correction not F-5TH but F-5 ST) F-5 ST Super Tigris that retrofits with IRIS-T and modern avionics systems.
Yes I plan on doing a video on it thanks for commenting!
@@PilotPhotog Cool! Thank you
The F5 is no push button or some app that does the work for you...in the hands of a skilled pilot, it is deadly.....
Agreed and thanks for the comment!
Quite possibly the best light weight super sonic fighter ever built.
i love the F-5
Likewise!
I'll never understand why in the early eighties we in the Portuguese Air Force were so extremely close to receive a batch of brand new F-5E - gossip said around thirty - to replace the F-86F, so close that we even received 12 T-38s to make the conversion, and suddenly ended up receiving a batch of fifty used A-7Ps - said to be A airframes with the avionics of the E but the weaker TF-30. And so we were left again without a fighter jet until the arrival of the F-16 in 1994.
Although often criticized by the Press, he A-7P was actually well liked and praised by those who flew it - one of them was a friend of mine - and of course she could fly Strike, interdiction, TASMO, CAS, and even interception missions with two AIM-9P + two 20mm guns, for lack of a better mean. I saw them fly many times, in an era when it was socially tolerated that a combat aircraft flew at 400 kts at 300 feet in peacetime, over crowded beaches! It was an absolutely impressive aircraft af low level, with great roll rate and great rate of climb if clean. Pretty smoky too. We lost a fairly large number, fourteen I believe, and as with the F-104G with the Luftwaffe no main cause could ever be ascertained. We had a lot of seagull strikes, engine failures, CFIT, oxigen induced incapacitation issues, at least one middair collision with all crew ejecting safely; many different causes. In a sad accident, a pilot tried hard to dead stick land an A-7 on her Base only to have her stall a couple of meters before the runway. He was killed.
The F-16 is a superbly safe and efficient aircraft, just think that we only lost two in 28 years, one CFIT and a major failure of the flight control system, in the test flight after the Mid Life Update. (ejected) but I'll surely miss our A-7Ps forever...
Thank you for the comment and I do plan to do a video on the A-7, it is such an underappreciated airframe.
Excited to see the video on the Advance Tiger.
Thank you, working on it let me know what you think when it comes out.
Now Malaysia didnt operate F5E anymore... If i am not mistaken since early 2000... Now only display at air museum & at front of airforce base...
Beautiful
Hell yes love it from my child hood Y because there just f ing cool 🐅🐺
You missed to mention the Chilean air force Tiger which was one of the most advanced upgrade programs, done by IAI in Israel, integrating high off boresight missiles and HMC helmets, together with a powerful radar and electronic suite
This BEAUTIFUL aircraft! ..one of my best flying experience when I was in the air force.
Saan po kayo naka base noon? Sa Clark po ba o sa Basa Air Base po?
Yes F - 5. E Tiger Its Aviliable Jet Fighters, .... God Bless All, ..... Cheerio.🌠☁✈☁🌠👍👍👍🌠🌟🌠.
It's testimony to the superior quality and low cost to operate the F-5, that if Northrop were to restart it's F-5 line with modern cutting edge tech it would sell very well. The roll of the Tactical fighter is one of being first to fly and first to fight upon alert of the enemy. The F-5 does this better than just about any aircraft flying today. And lets be frank, the modern missiles and sensors of todays aircraft make the show boating stunt flying demonstrated in military air show just silly.
Agreed! The F-5 still is an amazing platform, not just to fly but also to maintain. It is a masterpiece of design and function. Thanks for commenting.
@T38 Talon for a briefing on the F-5 look up Ron Gibb on TH-cam. He (a 45 year Northrop engineer who helped develop the F5) does a walk around as well as tells the real story of the F5G/F20.
F5 still has the shape of a more modern fighter jet, very advanced in its heyday!
It STILL looks modern, which is amazing. Thanks for commenting!
@@PilotPhotog 👍☺
Superb machine. It was greatly under-rated by USAF. I cannot understand why Northrop entered their plastic aircraft for the T-X bid; when a two seat F-20 with a few modifications would probably have made the grade.
Thanks for commenting and agreed, I think a two seater F-20 with a slightly redesigned wing would have worked.
Old Filipino pilors luv this jet particularly the f5e version. It served our country well in providing air defense and close insurgency operations.
Rarely seen such a professional looking vid...except on this channel. It looks like Discovery Channel back in the days when it was a nice station. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much I really appreciate the feedback and more videos on the way!
@@PilotPhotog I hope so :D need more of those vids ;D
Saw one of these sitting on the tarmac the last time I was at Coronado. Beautiful aircraft to see in person. Always wondered if they could have been adapted for carrier use if a nation ever wanted to build a "light carrier". Assumed the landing speed with those small wings would be too great. Small carriers needed planes that could approach at 75 knots, IIRC.
jagreb thanks for commenting and great point. Every F -5E already has a tail hook so the only modifications needed would be to the nose wheel and likely larger flaps or wing area. The F-5 did directly lead to the F-18 so there is also that contribution to naval aviation.
Fascinating!! Love the F-5 Series.
Likewise and thanks for commenting!
YEP love it ! its the only thing close to a Starfighter these days. Have a 1.5m model of one just so I can look at it while I am working haha :)
Also great mini doc not over the top exactly to the point without being boring and yes just hit the subscribe button !
Nice video thanks with clearly explaining about F 5E ...and F5A21 are its had struggling against Mig25? Thanks
F5E-Tiger II and newer iterations - are still great aircraft. Looking forward to your F-20 Tigershark episode !!!
Than you so much! F-20 video comes out tomorrow (Monday) at 1900 Central Time
Excellent! Yes, it's still viable. A replacement may be the F16. The F/A18 legacy is likely too maintenance intense (I worked on these in the late 80's. Avionics). The Superhornet has better maintenance but might be a bit large for the role at this time. So I think F16 would make a good replacement in the future.
Very well explained 👍
F-5E is an amazing feat of engineering 👌👏
Can Northrop Reincarnate F-5E into F-5NE (N - Navy , E - Export) with following improvements:
Top speed - Mach 1.6
Strengthened Landing Gear & Undercarriage
Arrester Hook
Folding Wings
Mordern Avionics
Improved Radar for BVR
Inflight refueling
If F-5NE Can be made it can be operated from Light Aircraft Carriers (e.g. USS America type) & Amphibious Assault Ships (e.g. Juan Carlos Class , Mistral Class , Canberra Class) , as it would be valuable, low cost, Light Fighter for STOBAR Light Carriers for Export Markets.
Numbers of DOMINANTFIGHTERS are in danger one day they meet with this tiny deadly fighter.
I’ve always loved the looks of this beautiful jet‼️
It’s a timeless design for sure. Thanks for commenting!
Most economical fighter pound per pound, great speed and punch for a welter weight!
Such an ass kicking little platform...it looks awesome even sitting still.
dont know if this is the propriate way to write comment.. but that fine lady flies. like an eagle in the sky.
That works and thanks for commenting!
right now there is a trend where advance fighter aircraft are being used as a light attack or even a light multirole aircraft... the f5e along with the f20 jet(with an upgrades and modification to fit modern standards) could be a potential to be one as a trainer aircraft and a light multirole aircraft for small countries that wanted a supersonic fighter aircraft...
Couldn’t agree more and thanks for commenting!
@@PilotPhotog shoot i forgot the word "trainer" in the advance fighter aircraft... it should be advance trainer fighter aircraft...
This marvel of ingenuity and craftsmanship needs only 1 thing.
Retrofit nothing more!
Strip everything old with new and keep the frame , it has already be proven with the F-20 tigershark so.. yeah , a new engine in the back more cost effective , damn maybe even hybrid electric-mechanic one, f-22/35 tech in the cockpit and done you have the most cost effective ,efficient ,manoeuvrable, low profile, ready to fly under 30sec fighter there is out there, done and ready. There you go I said it, it is been written so let it be done!
the Singapore F5s were significantly upgraded
Quickly becoming my favorite fighter. I’m a little disappointed the F-20 never really took off and saw wide use.
I had the pleasure of seeing these fighters daily when I was stationed in South Korea.
That must have been awesome and thanks for commenting!
@@PilotPhotog they were and thanks for the video!
ROK Forces?
@@aaron6268 yes, this was from 2009 -2011. I'm not sure of they still fly them now or not.
In the Netherlands they had in the 70,-80,s the NF-5 only made especial fore the dutch airforce,
That,s why the N. 🇱🇺
The air force uses the t38 at eglin afb Florida to give f22 and f35 pilots something to look at or lock on to.
Yes its a good fighter aircraft
When the USAF Thunderbirds flew the F5s, I got to see them perform. Many years later when I saw the Thunderbirds perform with the F16s, it was a bit of a let down.😞
Yes I remember those days! Thanks for commenting!
@@PilotPhotog My pleasure,.
Actually the Thunderbirds flew the T-38 and not the F-5. After a tragic accident in 1982 they were replaced by the F-16
@bojo perez I know what you mean was at RAF Alconbury, England in 1983/87
Our Malaysia RMAF a squadron f5E in mid70s,.. it's a beautiful jetfighter really best looking ever jetfighter.
Beautiful..my favorite fighter
O F-5 é um aeronave a frente do seu tempo, Um Caça Muito Bonito 🌟
lovely fighter and gergous history..........
Agreed and for commenting!
You can see these Mig 28's flying over the north side of San Antonio late in the afternoon. (Really T 38s).
It possible to be a GREAT FIGHTER if upgrading its internal computers
and because of its ‘tiny’ agile FEATURE.
Great design
Agreed! I'm working on the next video in the series which is the F-20, thanks for commenting!
Beautiful jet. I'm still waiting for my F-20 (F-5G)
A fighter jet that weights empty 4.3 tons, load 7.1 tons, 1.4 Mach speed. What is there not to like?
I like the way you think and thanks for commenting!
And only 10000 pounds of thrust combined.... horrible climb. Craptastic power to weight.... then u load it... don't get me wrong. Love the aircraft.
El caza de la OTAN , llamado caza de la libertad . Primeros modelos F-5 A evoluciona en 1970 como F-5 E para finalmente ser modernizado al F-5 E lll.actual . Un avión icónico .
Gracias por comentar y estoy de acuerdo! El F-5 es un avión tan icónico, ¡más videos en camino!
The million-dollar question is, why wasn't the F5 used more extensively in the Vietnam War?. why didn't they use the f5's for Mig CAP as it seems they would have been more effective as escorts and Patrol Fighters instead of trying to use these stubby Wing darts as bombers.
@@Sky_Burger88 limited forward engagement radar capability because of the narrow nose cone. So incapable of using bvr weapons.
I’m thinking to this LIGHTWEIGHT
History repeats itself. I was a Sundowner in F4B days. Sent some birds to North island and they came back F4N's. Now F5N's.
Last I heard they we're flying F-18 Growlers. Need a program to keep up. Good to know they're still going.
Your next project should be F20 Tigershark. Oh that's coming-perfect!
F20 video coming? Excellent. There's a 1983 movie that has a couple of shots of the F20. Deal of the Century with Chevy Chase and Gregoy Hinds...
@@Kufstein7 F-20 video comes out today! Let me know what you think and thanks for the movie reference, I will check it out.
F-20 Video out today! 1900 Central Time
@@PilotPhotog Great! Next stop A6 , A7 and F8. You'd be busy and we'd be happy
The Philippines is also one of its users frok 1965 - 2005
Excellent point and thanks for commenting!
That’s truly a small jet
You forget to mention two countries : Honduras is still flying the F-5E/F ...at least 3 planes are modernized by IAI in Israel also people s republic of Vietnam still using F-5E ( ex south Vietnam AF).
Great points and thanks for commenting!
I remember at the time that this fighter had one of the highest combat readiness rates and could go from a cold start to in the air time much faster than most other fighters of the time. I felt we should have bought more of these ourselves. Something to be said for mass quantities, lower cost, weapons systems. Plus add the fact that this was effective (unlike other nation’s “cheap” massed platforms…
If nothing else it's still a great looking fighter
Agreed and thanks for commenting!
In the 90s after I retired from the USAF I worked contract in Saudi Arabia on the F-5 Technical Support Program in north western Saudi Arabia near the town of Tabuk . There are still railroad tracks from the old Ottoman Empire where Lawrence of Arabia and the Saudi's blew up their trains a piece of old history.
You forget the most modern ever Tiger II the Brazilians F5E"M" with avionics by Embraer/Elbit, Data-Link electronic warfare systems, Grifo F radar, an air-to-air refueling system, INS/GPS-based navigation, support for new weapons, targeting and self-defense systems, HOTAS, LCD displays, helmet-mounted displays (HMDs), Radar Warning Receiver, encrypted communications, cockpit compatibility for night vision goggles, On-Board Oxygen Generation System (OBOGS) and various new onboard computer upgrades....
Search on YT by "F-5EM - Brazilian Air Force"
or copy an paste this "watch?v=9KYymr--i6E" or "watch?v=Awm8hlWS5uk"
Thanks for the vid. :)
Thanks glad you enjoyed it!
Great and wonderful with love.
Thank you so much!
Between F-5A&F-5E to F-5F there were several median successful steps of US technology aircrafts producing 👍🦅🇺🇸🦅👍when most countries protecting F- 5 E as their activity plans its active plans
The Americans already have a fighter superior to the best Soviet can come up. The F-8 Crusader, and F-5 Series, but Mcnamara insist a gunless flying brick with jet engine...the F-4 Phantom.
Slight correction : The speed of sound at sea level is 760mph but at 40,000ft its 660mph. So at height the F.5E goes 1,060mph which is Mach 1.6 (with sidewinders its 990mph/M1.5)
Thanks for pointing that out and I will be sure to take that into consideration for future videos!
The F-20 would have been awesome!
never understood why USN saw fit to use these brilliant planes as aggressors for training purposes, but never as carrier-based air superiority fighters?
I get the wingspan issue, but same critique of F35A resulted in F35C, so similar mods weren’t possible here?
I'm guessing hydralics unbalanced the aircraft.
amazing platform. you still need to patrol, identify things - the f5 still very much has a role, especially when countries like the UK cant even fly their F35s because "they are too delicate". with drones proving just how good they are in current wars, the idea of a mega million dollar machine is fading. also as you point out, the f5 was once too small for fancy electronics, now they are a lot lot smaller, electronics upgrades are very possible.
Two of my favorite "low cost" aircraft are the Northrop F-5E and the BAe Hawk. I would like to see a joint NG/BAe design called the "Tigerhawk" with low observability improvements.
i spent 10 yrs in my career flying F-5 E/F, no doubt about combat capabilities.
Friendly aircraft to fly and easy to maintain
my opinion is if the F-20 had been in production could be a update fighter aircraft nowaday
F5 E The Thai Air Force is currently still active. And have been updated to be more modern with modern digital and armed systems.
I thought this design was the F-20 Tigershark? Why not explain in one long video, these are great!
The F5 and F20 are different. Only one engine in the F20.
Very minimalist fighter design. Was this aerodynamically unstable flyby wire?
Thanks for commenting, I don’t think it was initially fly by wire, I do believe it has some inherent instability.
@@PilotPhotog This was a stick and rudder, seat of the pants flying machine, direct human-machine interface. The inherently unstable designs were not and still aren't possible without computers in the loop.
Wild Tangent great point and thanks for commenting!
F5 vs. Mirage, who wins?
I did the wind tunnel work from 1979 till it ended. I know that I’m biased about it but it was a great fighter that will only get better with time
Thank you for your contributions on this timeless aircraft - I am working on an update video all about the F-5 so please do subscribe and stay tuned!
The KAI FA-50 is a modern day example of the F-5, but it has one engine and has top speed of 1150 mph.
Started as a 2nd gen jet fighter (Freedom Fighter) and evolved through all gens until becoming a 5th gen technology demonstrator with the X-29. This is the M1911 of Jet Fighters
Beautiful Aircraft, no doubt!
Please make a documentary video on jf thunder 17 and tell us how jf thinder 17 is inspired by northrop f20
This is one of my all time favourite fighter aircraft. Smol, pointy with broad wings, decently quick but massively agile, and able to carry a wide if small payload, and cheap and easy to work on. If the MiG 21 is the AK of the sky then the F5s are the ARs. Out of curiosity, did the F5E Tiger 2 go on to become the FA18 Hornet and Super?
Other way around.
I grew up around GilzeRijen AFB in the Netherlands.
We used to house a few squadrons of (N)F5-A and -B fighters in the 70's and most part of the 80's.
Now it's home to attack and transport helicopters AH64-D, Chinooks and cougars
When it was time for replacement in the late 80's, unfortunately our government chose the F16-A as replacement for both the F104-G and NF5.
Pity, I would have loved to see this one instead...
NF5s must have been amazing to see flying over the Netherlands, thanks for commenting!
These F 5 are great for training aircraft...for 2020 !
Yes, the trailer flies level and allows the targeting program to function autonomously with recordable response times.
Yes the F5E is still an excellent plane