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F-5 being readied

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F-5a.jpg

 

 

pasko

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posted 04-17-2003 23:38

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For now,

want to finish plane, cockpit I hope later.

 

Re Tigershark, it should not be much of change, only it is hard to decide which one in particular (think whole production was around 10)?

 

 

 

saw this in SHQ

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:D my first model was a Spit.

 

The second was the tiger .... and the first I finished decently

 

What kind of plane was it in real life ?

 

Oghkhood

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Guest Ranger332

"What kind of plane was it in real life ? "

 

 

what are yo asking?

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I'd like to know what kind of mission it was dedicated to, the ac performances. And also if it was appreciated or not by the pilots.

 

I always thought this is a nice little fighter, but never known anything about it.

 

Oghkhood

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http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-5.htm

http://www.fitertown.com/f5/history.html

http://members.chello.nl/~g.vanderschaaf/

 

 

front.jpg

 

 

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/fi...fighter/f5e.htm

 

here are a few sites to look at

 

The Northrop F-5 was one of the most successful export products of the US aircraft industry. Although it did not have the performance of some of its more-costly contemporaries, it was reliable, easy to maintain, and relatively inexpensive. It served only in relatively small numbers with the United States armed forces, first as a trial with the USAF in Vietnam and then later as an adversary aircraft with the USAF, Navy, and Marine Corps.

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If I remember correct the T-38 Talon trainer was based on the F-5 (or the other way around) and a lot of pilots got trained on the T-38.

I see a couple of them flying around my house all the time and IMHO it was an underrated aircraft.

I am anxiously waiting for the model.

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I'm not much for AF planes, but I will say that the F-5 looks damn good.

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Guest Ranger332

in fact yall saw it in "Top Gun" as that nasty mig

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Pasko, I sure hope you continue to work on the F5. Really nice work you're doing.

 

 

Thanks Ranger! I'm a big fan of the F5, especially the Fighter Weapons School versions. Your post has the best site I've seen for F5 history.

 

Red

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And if my memory serves me correctly, we saw it in hot shots part I. (falling apart).

 

Anybody remember Iron eagle II? F-4's playing migs... cheese.

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Snap rember most ppl dont know a mig from a maypie?

 

 

and at the time the only US held MIGS were classified( some movies used RC models)

 

 

also the USSR never used and even number for thier MIGS the MIG-28 never was ( TOPGUN)

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Pasko, I sure hope you continue to work on the F5. Really nice work you're doing.

 

 

Thanks Ranger! I'm a big fan of the F5, especially the Fighter Weapons School versions. Your post has the best site I've seen for F5 history.  

 

Red

 

meny thanks As an "OLD RECON" I lov doung reserch work. happy to help, and will be glad to assits anyone in that way :D :thumbup:

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all the time i was in the USAF i only saw two f-5s in usaf colors and they stayed overnight at a SAC base then left the next morning

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Guest Ranger332

I saw meny durings the 70-73

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