F-5 (Family)
Description
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.
Nicknames being:
- F-5A/B - Freedom Fighter
- F-5C - Skoshi Tiger
- F-5E/F - Tiger II
Vehicles
Rank VII
- F-5A - Base model
- ␗F-5A (China) - Exported to ROCAF by 1970s
- F-5C - USAF variant with refuel probe
- F-5E - Major revision with radar and upgraded attack capabilities
- ␗F-5E (China) - Taiwan-based AIDC assembled F-5E
- ▄F-5E FCU - Thai upgrade of RTAF F-5E fleet with modern avionics
Rank VIII
- F-20A - Major revision of F-5E airframe of F-16 equivalent avionics; hindered by F-16C's export
Media
- Videos
American Tiger: History of Northrop F-5 - War Thunder Official Channel
The Shooting Range #287 - Pages of History section at 04:12 discusses the F-5 facing the MiG-21.
The Shooting Range #270 - Pages of History section at 04:18 discusses the F-5.
Northrop Corporation | |
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Fighters | P-61A-11 · P-61C-1 |
Jet fighters | F-89B · F-89D |
F-5A · F-5C · F-5E | |
F-20A | |
Export | ␗F-5A · ▄F-5E FCU |
USA jet aircraft | |
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Fighters | |
F-4 | F-4C Phantom II · F-4E Phantom II · F-4J Phantom II · F-4S Phantom II |
F-5 | F-5A · F-5C · F-5E · F-20A |
F-8 | F8U-2 · F-8E |
F-80 | F-80A-5 · F-80C-10 |
F-84 | F-84B-26 · F-84F · F-84G-21-RE |
F-86 | F-86A-5 · F-86F-25 · F-86F-2 · F-86F-35 |
F-89 | F-89B · F-89D |
F-100 | F-100D |
F-104 | F-104A · F-104C |
F-14 | F-14A Early · F-14B |
F-15 | F-15A · F-15C MSIP II |
F-16 | F-16A · F-16A ADF · F-16C |
F9F | F9F-2 · F9F-5 · F9F-8 |
Other | P-59A · F2H-2 · F3D-1 · F3H-2 · F4D-1 · F11F-1 |
Strike Aircraft | |
FJ-4 | FJ-4B · FJ-4B VMF-232 |
A-4 | A-4B · A-4E Early |
A-6 | A-6E TRAM |
A-7 | A-7D · A-7E · A-7K |
AV-8 | AV-8A · AV-8C · AV-8B Plus · AV-8B (NA) |
A-10 | A-10A · A-10A Late · A-10C |
B-57 | B-57A · B-57B |
F-105 | F-105D |
F-111 | F-111A · F-111F |
China jet aircraft | |
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Fighters | J-2 · J-4 · J-6A · J-7II · J-7D · J-7E · J-8B · J-8F · J-10A · J-11 · J-11A |
Strike aircraft | Q-5 early · Q-5A · Q-5L · A-5C · JH-7A |
Bombers | H-5 |
American | ␗F-84G-21-RE · ␗F-84G-31-RE · ␗F-86F-30 · ␗F-86F-40 · ␗F-100A · ␗F-100F · ␗F-104A · ␗F-104G · ␗F-5A · ␗F-5E · ␗F-16A MLU |
Soviet | ␗MiG-9 · ␗MiG-9 (l) |
North Korea | Shenyang F-5 |
Pakistan | JF-17 |