Northrop F-5F Tiger II
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Manufacturer: Northrop Corporation, Hawthonre, California, USA
Final construction: Federal aircraft construction plant Emmen (today's RUAG Aviation)
Year of Manufacture: 1976 and 1983/84
Purpose: Zone protection
Crew: 1 Pilot
Commenced service: 1976
Number of aircraft procured: 12
Number of aircraft still in operation: 5 (as per May 2021; without F-5E, single-seat fighter)
Registration: J-3201 to J-3212
| Technical data | |
|---|---|
| Max. speed: | 1'630 km/hr or Mach 1.56 |
| Max. rate of climb: | 166 m/s |
| Max. flightlevel: | 16'000 m/M |
| Flight endurance: | 2 hours |
| Range: | 956 km |
| Structure: | Self-supporting low wing aeroplane, spear headed trapezoidal wings, all-metal |
| Length: | 15.75 m |
| Height: | 4.01 m |
| Width span: | 8.13 m |
| Empty mass: | 5'050 kg |
| Permissable load: | 2'500 kg resp. 3'510 kg |
| Flight mass: | 11'060 kg |
| Engine: | Model J85-GE-21A (two per plane) |
| Manufacturer: | General Electric, USA |
| Type: | Axial-straight turbine |
| Idle rpm bench: | 8'300 rev/min |
| full tonnage: | 16'600 rev/min |
| Maximum thrust without afterburner | each 1'557 daN |
| Maximum thrust with afterburner | each 2'224 daN |
| Equipment: | Ejection seat, pressurized cabin, retractable gear, brake shut, speed brakes, instrument and night-flight equipped |
| Armaments: | Cannons, guided missiles |