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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. There are two main models: the original F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter variants, and the extensively updated F-5E and F-5F Tiger II variants.
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter i Tiger II – amerykański odrzutowy samolot myśliwski zaprojektowany przez firmę Northrop na początku lat 60. XX wieku.
5 dni temu · The F-5 started life as a privately funded light fighter program by Northrop in the 1950s. The design team wrapped a small, highly aerodynamic fighter around two compact and high-thrust General Electric J85 engines, focusing on performance and low cost of maintenance.
20 cze 2024 · The Northrop F-5 is a supersonic lightweight fighter aircraft that continues to see service, despite dating back to the Cold War.
Here is the Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter photo walk around of the example on display at the Western Museum of Flight.
Northrop F-5A “Freedom Fighter”. The F-5A is a small, lightweight, low cost, easy-to-maintain supersonic fighter, well suited to the needs of friendly foreign countries who didn’t need, couldn’t afford, and couldn’t maintain the bigger, more complex fighters in the U.S. inventory.
Uzyskanie przez firmę Northrop zamówienia na dostawy samolotów szkolnych dla USAF doprowadziło do koncentracji prac nad szkolno-treningowym wariantem N-156, tj. ostatecznym dopracowaniem finalnej postaci samolotu T-38 Talon, którego historię opisaliśmy w jednym ze wcześniejszych artykułów.
