Oct 14, 2021 · In the summer of 1976 a disassembled American F-5 fighter jet was delivered to our base at Aktubinsk. To be correct, it was F-5E – the latest variant with increased engines thrust. By the size it was smaller than MiG-21, had two engines installed side-by-side in the fuselage, a sharp swept-down nose and short tapered wings.

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 General Electric J85 engines, focusing on performance and a low cost of maintenance.

Nov 20, 2023 · To be correct, it was F-5E – the latest variant with increased engines thrust. By the size it was smaller than MiG-21, had two engines installed side-by-side in the fuselage, a sharp swept-down nose and short tapered wings.

May 31, 2019 · The newer F-5E version of the Northrop fighter — reportedly one copy of which the North Vietnamese seized at Bien Hoa — was of particular interest to the Soviets, as the United States was ...

USSR Information book Northrop F-5E - Free download as PDF File (.pdf) or view presentation slides online. This is an information book published by the USSR ministry of defense in 1984 covering the Northrop F-5E Tiger II (flight domain, armament, systems, tactics..)

Jun 14, 2017 · Was the F-5 a threat to the Russian mainstay MiG-21? This video shows testing to answer that question in Russia. At least one of the F-5s, in Soviet markings, was tested in opposing forces...

Apr 1, 2014 · U.S. Naval Aviation is the main Tiger II operator among the U.S. Armed Forces and it flies the N variant, a type of F-5E previously operated by the Swiss Air Force.

Sep 25, 2021 · On Nov. 14, 1980, a pair of MiG-21bis from №47 Squadron, led by a captain we’ll call “Zaki,” caught an F-5E that had separated from its formation after striking an oil refinery in Mosul. Wrongly...

Mar 7, 2025 · During the Vietnam War, the USSR had the chance to examine modern Western aircraft and helicopters, including conducting rare flight tests of the Northrop F-5E Tiger II. For years, details about these tests at the Air Force Research …

Mar 7, 2014 · F-5E on tests in the USSR Soviet test pilots appreciated the comfort of the cabin, a good overview of it, rational placement of instruments and controls, easy take-off and excellent maneuverability at high subsonic speeds.