F-5 Freedom Fighter

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The F-5 Freedom Fighter is a lightweight supersonic fighter aircraft developed by Northrop in the United States and widely exported for use by numerous air forces around the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
jet aircraft
military aircraft
supersonic aircraft
armament 20 mm cannon
air-to-air missiles
bombs
unguided rockets
category Cold War military aircraft
conflict Iran–Iraq War
Ogaden conflict
surface form: Ogaden War

Vietnam War
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 1
designFeature lightweight
low-cost
supersonic
twin-engine
developedFrom Northrop N-156 project
engineModel General Electric J85
engineType turbojet
exportedTo multiple countries
firstFlightDate 1959-07-30
introduced 1964
landingGearType tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Northrop Grumman
surface form: Northrop Corporation
maximumSpeedMach 1.6
NATOReportingName Freedom Fighter
notableCharacteristic used as an aggressor aircraft in training
widely exported
numberOfEngines 2
partOfFamily F-5 Freedom Fighter self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northrop F-5 family
primaryRole air superiority fighter
secondaryRole ground attack aircraft
status in service with some air forces
successor F-5 Freedom Fighter self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northrop F-5E Tiger II
tailConfiguration conventional tail
usedBy Brazilian Air Force
Ethiopian Air Force
Iranian Air Force
Republic of Korea Air Force
Republic of Vietnam Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Royal Saudi Air Force
Swiss Air Force
Republic of China Air Force
surface form: Taiwanese Air Force

United States Air Force
wingConfiguration low-wing

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Spanish Air Force uses F-5 Freedom Fighter
Chilean Air Force usesAircraftModel F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: F-5 Tiger III
War Remnants Museum hasExhibit F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: F-5 fighter aircraft
Ford Bonus-Built seriesDesignation F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: F-5
Brazilian Air Force usesAircraft F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: Northrop F-5EM
Royal Moroccan Air Force operatesAircraftModel F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: F-5 Tiger II
Swiss Armed Forces usesAircraft F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: F-5 Tiger II
Royal Jordanian Air Force usesAircraftModel F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
Top Gun aircraftFeatured F-5 Freedom Fighter
Pete Knight aircraftFlown F-5 Freedom Fighter
Ethiopian Air Force historicalAircraftOperated F-5 Freedom Fighter
F-5 Freedom Fighter partOfFamily F-5 Freedom Fighter self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Northrop F-5 family
F-5 Freedom Fighter successor F-5 Freedom Fighter self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Northrop F-5E Tiger II
Republic of Vietnam Air Force usedAircraft F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
Libyan Air Force usedAircraftModel F-5 Freedom Fighter
Yemeni Air Force aircraftModelOperated F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: F-5E Tiger II
William J. Knight aircraftFlown F-5 Freedom Fighter
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing usesAircraft F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: CF-5A Freedom Fighter
T-38 Talon relatedAircraft F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
IRIS-T missile launchPlatform F-5 Freedom Fighter
subject surface form: IRIS-T
General Electric J85 usedInAircraft F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
General Electric J85 usedInAircraft F-5 Freedom Fighter
this entity surface form: Northrop F-5E Tiger II