Freedom Fighter
E591501
Freedom Fighter is the NATO reporting name for the Northrop F-5, a lightweight supersonic fighter aircraft widely used by numerous air forces during the Cold War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ |
| enteredServiceInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasConfiguration |
single-seat
ⓘ
twin-engine ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrew | 1 ⓘ |
| hasDesignGoal |
ease of maintenance
ⓘ
low cost ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
| hasEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFirstFlightDate | 1959-07-30 ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasManufacturer | Northrop Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaximumSpeedClass | Mach 1+ (supersonic) ⓘ |
| hasNATOReportingNameFor | Northrop F-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerplantType | turbojet ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryMission | air defense ⓘ |
| hasRole |
air superiority fighter
ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ lightweight fighter ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryMission |
close air support
ⓘ
training ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorVariant | F-5E Tiger II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrainingVariantCrew | 2 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
F-5A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F-5B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWingConfiguration | low-wing ⓘ |
| isComparableTo |
Dassault Mirage III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExportOrientedDesign | true ⓘ |
| isPartOfFamily | Northrop F-5 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
Brazilian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iranian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Korea Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Netherlands Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Norwegian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Thai Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWidelyUsedBy | numerous air forces ⓘ |
| isWidelyUsedDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesArmamentType |
air-to-air missiles
ⓘ
bombs ⓘ cannons ⓘ unguided rockets ⓘ |
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