Northrop F-5
1959 fighter aircraft family
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Summary
Northrop F-5 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,550 views/month, #8 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Royal Bahraini Air Force[3], Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[4], Brazilian Air Force[5], Spanish Air and Space Force[6]
- Based on: Northrop T-38 Talon[7]
- Manufacturer: Northrop[8]
- Developer: Northrop[9]
- Subclass of: land-based third-generation jet fighter[10]
- Has use: multi-role combat aircraft[11]
- Commons category: Northrop F-5[12]
- Country of origin: United States[13]
- Powered by: J85[14]
- Armament: M39 cannon[15], Hydra 70[16], CRV7[17], Zuni[18], SNEB[19], AIM-9 Sidewinder[20], AIM-120 AMRAAM[21], AGM-65 Maverick[22], unguided bomb[23], CBU-24[24], Paveway[25], GAU-13[26]
- First flight: July 30, 1959[27]
- Service entry: 1962[28]
- Military designation: F-5[29]
- Avionics: AN/APQ-153[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Northrop F-5[31]
- Commons gallery: Northrop F-5[32]
- Described by source: Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[33], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[34]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[35]
- Wing configuration: low wing[36]
- Different from: F5[37], Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter[38]
- Length: 14.45[39], 14.66[40]
- Height: 4.08[41]
- Wingspan: 8.13[42]
- Wing area: 17.28[43]
- Derivative work: Northrop F-20 Tigershark[44]
Why It Matters
Northrop F-5 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 151 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]