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Airplanes that set new trends and leave a big mark on aviation often have stormy and uncertain births, but few of them can match the gestation record of the Northrop F-5. The basic F-5 design (company designation N-156) survived more than seven years of no sales before the first production order.
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. The design team wrapped a small, highly aerodynamic fighter around two compact and high-thrust ...
20 lis 2023 · On Nov. 20, 1970, the Northrop entry was declared the winner of the IFA (International Fighter Aircraft) to be the F-5A/Bs successor. The emphasis was on the air-superiority role for nations faced with threats from opponents operating the late-generation MiG-21s .
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter i Tiger II – amerykański odrzutowy samolot myśliwski zaprojektowany przez firmę Northrop na początku lat 60. XX wieku.
6 lis 2023 · A veteran Canadian fighter pilot tells the story of just how tricky tanking in a heavily-loaded CF-5 for the first time was. I cursed into my oxygen mask, as my little fighter wallowed in the thin air above 20,000 feet, dropping inexorably behind the Boeing 707 tanker.
2 gru 2012 · Samolot Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter - cz.II, użytkownicy i licencje Lekka konstrukcja, nowoczesne i okrzepnięte już technologie z ery odrzutowców spowodowały, że liczba użytkowników sięgnęła liczby kilkadziesiąt.
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.
