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 …

Northrop RF-5A Freedom Fighter (N-156C) twin-engine single-seat lightweight supersonic reconnaissance fighter, photos, specifications and performance data

The RF-5A was the reconnaissance version of the F-5A. It was ordered in October 1967 and made its first flight in May 1968. When the RNoAF was looking for a replacement for the F-86F and K in the early sixties, price and cost-efectiveness were important considerations.

The F-5A is a small, lightweight, low cost, easy-to-maintain supersonic fighter, well suited to the needs of friendly foreign countries who didn’t need, couldn’t afford, and couldn’t maintain the bigger, more complex fighters in the U.S. inventory.

Oct 11, 2012 · The F-5 version was built as a high-performance, inexpensive export fighter for U.S. allies. Early models were the F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter. Later models were the F-5E and F-5F Tiger II. Our bird is an F-5A built in 1968. It was initially sold to the Shah of Iran and later traded to Jordan.

The RF-5A (N-156C) is the reconnaissance version of the F-5A. It was ordered in October of 1967 but made its first flight in May of 1968. It retained some combat capability with an additional four KS-92 cameras mounted in the nose.

The Northrop F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter and the F-5E and F-5F Tiger II are part of a supersonic light fighter family, initially designed in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation.

The RF-5A (N-156C) is the reconnaissance version of the F-5A. It was ordered in October of 1967, but did not make its first flight until May of 1968. It retained some combat capability with the additional provision of four KS-92 cameras mounted in the nose.

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Feb 20, 2011 · Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter and F-5 Tiger II history, specifications, schematics, pictures, and data.