TYPE:
Northrop |
| F-5A/B Freedom Fighter ееее | single-seat multi-role
fighter |
ENGINES:
two General Electric J85-GE-13 |
| turbojets еееееееееееееееее | 4,080lb (1,851kg) reheated
thrust each |
PERFORMANCE (F-5A at AUW of 11,450lb = 5,193kg; F-5B at
AUW of 10,840lb = 4,916kg, unless indicated otherwise):
Max level speed at 36,000ft (11,000m) |
| F-5A еееееееееееееееееееее | Mach 1.4 |
| F-5B еееееееееееееееееееее | Mach 1.34 |
| Max permissible diving |
| speed ееееееееееееееееееее | 710knots (818mph; 1,315km/h)
IAS |
| Max cruising speed without afterburning, at 36,000ft |
| (11,000m) ееееееееееееееее | Mach 0.96 |
| Econ cruising speed ееееееее | Mach 0.87 |
| Rate of climb at S/L еееееее | 28,700ft (8,750m)/min |
| Service ceiling ееееееееееее | over 50,000ft (15,240m) |
| Service ceiling, one engine |
| out еееееееееееееееееееееее | over 34,000ft (10,363m) |
T-O run (with two Sidwinder missiles):
F-5A at AUW of 13,677lb |
| (6,203kg) еееееееееееееее | 2,650ft (808m) |
| F-5B at AUW of 13,051lb |
| (5,942kg) еееееееееееееее | 2,200ft (671m) |
Combat radius with max payload and five minutes combat at
S/L: |
| F-5A еееееееееееееееееееее | 186nm (215miles; 340km) |
| F-5B еееееееееееееееееееее | 195nm (225miles; 362km) |
WEIGHTS AND LOADINGS:
Weight empty, equipped |
| F-5A еееееееееееееееееееее | 8,085lb (3,667kg) |
| F-5B еееееееееееееееееееее | 8,361lb (1,792kg) |
| Max military load ееееееееее | 6,200lb (2,812kg) |
| Max T-O weight: |
| F-5A еееееееееееееееееееее | 20,677lb (9,379kg) |
| F-5B еееееееееееееееееееее | 20,500lb (9,298kg) |
| Max zero-fuel weight: |
| F-5A еееееееееееееееееееее | 12,212lb (6,446kg) |
| F-5B еееееееееееееееееееее | 13,752lb (6,237kg) |
| Max design landing weight ее | 19,857lb (9,006kg) |
| Max wing loading: |
| F-5A еееееееееееееееееееее | 121lb/aqft (590.8kg/Зu) |
| F-5B еееееееееееееееееееее | 118lb/sqft (576kg/Зu) |
DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL: |
| Wing span ееееееееееееееееее | 25ft3in (7.70m) |
| Wing chord at roof еееееееее | 11ft3in (3.43m) |
| Wing chord at top ееееееееее | 2ft3in (0.69m) |
| Span over tip-tanks ееееееее | 25ft10in (7.78m) |
| Length overall: |
| F-5A еееееееееееееееееееее | 47ft2in (14.38m) |
| F-5B еееееееееееееееееееее | 46ft4in (14.12m) |
| Height over tail: |
| F-5A еееееееееееееееееееее | 13ft2in (4.28m) |
| F-5B еееееееееееееееееееее | 13ft1in (3.99m) |
| Tailplane span еееееееееееее | 14ft1in (4.28m) |
| Wheel track ееееееееееееееее | 11ft0in (3.35m) |
| Wheelbase: |
| F-5A еееееееееееееееееееее | 15ft4in (4.67m) |
| F-5B еееееееееееееееееееее | 19ft6in (5.94m) |
AREAS: |
| Wings, gross еееееееееееееее | 170sqft (15.79Зu) |
| Aileron (total) ееееееееееее | 9.24sqft (0.86Зu) |
| Tailing-edge flaps (total) е | 19.0sqft (1.77Зu) |
| Leading-edge flaps (total) е | 12.3sqft (1.14Зu) |
| Fins еееееееееееееееееееееее | 41.42sqft (3.85Зu) |
| Rudders ееееееееееееееееееее | 6.1sqft (0.57Зu) |
| Tailplane ееееееееееееееееее | 59sqft (5.48Зu) |
ARMAMENT:
Cannons ееееееееееееееееееее | two 20mm cannons |
| Disporsal stores еееееееееее | up to 6,200lb (2,812kg) |