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Designed to replace Lockheed T-33, F-5A flew on July 30, 1959.
Entered production in October 1963.
T-38 "Talon" with two seats flew on April 10, 1959.
| CREW | 1-2 |
| ENGINE | 2 x General Electric J-85-GE-13, 18.1kN |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 9117 kg | 20100 lb |
| Empty weight | 3565 kg | 7860 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 7.7 m | 25 ft 3 in |
| Length | 14.4 m | 47 ft 3 in |
| Height | 4.0 m | 13 ft 1 in |
| Wing area | 15.8 m2 | 170.07 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | M1.4 | M1.4 |
| Ceiling | 16000 m | 52500 ft |
| Range w/max.payload | 592 km | 368 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 2 x 20mm machine-guns |
| chaiwat kosatanakom, wanchaison(@)yahoo.com, 12.10.2009 Please link to this webpage then you will experience of how the paper can create a wonderful airplane!
http://www.modelivery.com/webboard_941845_16243_th?lang=th | | chaiwat kosatanakom, wanchaison(@)yahoo.com, 30.08.2009 You can visited the 1st production of F-5 A Freedom Fighter at Royal Thai Air Force museum. Moreover, the first F-5 B also well preserved here. If you like this Northop family, I highly recommeded that you should not miss! | | Jock Williams, williamsB25(@)aol.com, 07.04.2009 I have over 1800 hrs flying the CF5 -the "Canadian version" -and loved every second of it!
As a fighter trainer it could do anything you ever needed -air combat, bombing and gunnery, low level navigation...you name it.
The only problem was that you could either go somewhere or fight -but not both -it didn't carry enough fuel if it had an external weapons load.
We used to laugh and say "Made by Mattel -its swell" -meaning that it was a nice toy -but you wouldn't want to go to war in it.
Unless of course the war was overhead your own airfield!
Nonetheless it helped Canada to "stay in the game" when our government was too cheap to buy a proper replacement. Finally we got the CF18 and it has been a resounding success.
Many wonderful memories of flying the CF5 though -it served Canada well!
Jock Williams | | jeelocked, white-mailbox(@)netzero.com, 01.04.2008 See "Northrop T-38 Talon" (next in list) for comments on company funded devrelopement and dev history... |
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