Scale: 1:32  
Length: 17.5"  
Wingspan: 9.5" 

The light fighter project began at Northrop in 1953 leading to a company-financed supersonic trainer called the N-156F Freedom Fighter. Though not purchased by the US military, the government supported the sale of 879 F-5A's to 21 friendly countries. Another 320 aircraft were built under license in foreign countries. The F-5E Tiger II appeared in the early 1970s with more powerful engines, greater fuel capacity, and aerodynamic improvements. Over 1,400 of the Tigers were sold, some to the US Navy and Air Force for use in the Top Gun and

Aggressor programs to simulate enemy aircraft and tactics. A further development of the F-5 was the F-20 Tigershark, similar in performance to the F-16. However, the Tigershark failed to find a buyer in the competitive fighter market of the late 1980s. Nonetheless, some 2,700 F-5 aircraft were built for the US and 30 other nations by the time production ceased in 1987. Perhaps the most well known variant of the F-5 is the related T-38 Talon two-seat advanced trainer used by the US Air Force and NASA.
Data below for F-5E
Last modified 7 November 1999