F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger
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| F-5A Freedom Figher | F-5E Tiger II | |
| Engines | Two General Electric J85-GE-13 turbojets, rated at 2720 lb.s.t., 4080 lb.s.t. with afterburning. | Two General Electric J85-GE-21A turbojets, 5000 lb.s.t. with afterburning. |
| Maximum speed | 925 mph (Mach 1.4) at 36,000 feet. Maximum cruising speed: 640 mph (Mach 0.97) at 36,000 feet | Maximum cruising speed without afterburning: Mach 0.98 at 36,000 feet. |
| Service ceiling | 50,500 feet. | 51,800 feet |
| Range | with maximum fuel -- 1387 miles. Combat radius with maximum payload -- 195 miles Combat radius with maximum fuel and two 530-pound bombs 558 miles. |
with maximum fuel -- 1543 miles Combat radius with maximum fuel and 2 Sidewinder missiles -- 656 miles. |
| wingspan | 25 feet 3 inches, | 26 feet 8 inches |
| length | 47 feet 2 inches, | 48 feet 2 inches |
| height | 13 feet 2 inches, | 13 feet 4 inches |
| wing area | 170 square feet. | 186 square feet |
| Weights: | 8085 pounds empty, 11,477 pounds combat, 13,433 pounds gross, 20,677 pounds maximum takeoff | 9683 pounds empty, 13,350 pounds combat, 15,745 pounds gross, 24,676 pounds maximum takeoff. |
| Armament | two 20-mm cannon in the fuselage nose. Two AIM-9 Sidewinderat the wingtips Five pylons carry up to 6200 pounds of ordinance or fuel tanks loads can include four air-to-air missiles, Bullpup air-to-surface missiles, bombs, up to 20 unguided rockets, or external fuel tanks. | two 20-mm M39A2 cannon with 280 rpg two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles at wingtips Five pylons can carry up to 7000 pounds of ordnance or fuel |
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