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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.
In service Notes Fighter aircraft (1,690) F-15 Eagle: United States air superiority: F-15C: 145 145 F-15C total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 29 F-15C - Active. 116 F-15C - Air National Guard. Trainer aircraft listed separately. F-15E Strike Eagle: United States multirole: 218 218 F-15E total force as of September 2023 (USAF ...
AeroGroup [1] is an American private commercial company that offers military aircraft training. It was the first private commercial company to operate F-16 aircraft and train F-16 pilots and maintenance crew. [2] AeroGroup performed F-16 training services and support for the Dutch, Italian and Belgian Air Forces.
Northrop Grumman's (NOC) F-5 is operated by the U.S. Navy in its adversary squadrons to simulate enemy aircraft in aerial combat training exercises.
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft General characteristics Crew: two Length: 6.60 m (21 ft 7.75 in) Wingspan: 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in) Wing area: 10.00 m 2 (107.64 sq ft) Empty weight: 470 kg (1,036 lb) Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Palas turbojet, 1.5 kN (331 lbf) thrust Performance Maximum speed: 360 km/h (224 mph, 195 kn) Service ceiling: 8,000 m ...
The Shenyang J-5 (Chinese: 歼-5) (NATO reporting name Fresco [2]) is a Chinese-built single-seat jet interceptor and fighter aircraft derived from the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. [1] The J-5 was exported as the F-5 [ 3 ] and was originally designated Dongfeng-101 (East Wind-101) and also Type 56 before being designated J-5 in 1964.
Taiwan is looking to replace its current fleet of AT-3 jet trainers and F-5 LIFT planes with 66 advanced trainers. In 2008 the Republic of China Air Force released a request for information (RFI) and two companies including Lockheed Martin for the T-50 and Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 responded to the request.
VFC-111 F-5N at NAS Key West with a USAF U-2S landing in the background, 2008 VFC-111 operates as part of the U.S. Navy Reserve's fleet adversary program, providing dissimilar air combat training (DACT) to fleet strike fighter and Marine fighter attack squadrons, as well as U.S. Air Force , Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard fighter ...