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F-5A Freedom Fighter Specifications

Primary Function: Fighter

Contractor: Northrop

Crew: One

Unit Cost: US$756,000

Powerplant

Two General Electric J85s of 4,080 lbs. thrust each with afterburner

Dimensions

Length: 47 feet, 2 inches

Wingspan: 25 feet 3 inches

Height: 13 feet 2 inches

Weights

Empty: 8,085 lb

Maximum Takeoff: 20,677 lb

Performance

Speed: 925 mph (Mach 1.4) at 36,000 feet

Ceiling: 50,500 feet

Range: with maximum fuel -- 1387 miles

Armament

•two 20-mm cannon in the fuselage nose.

•Two AIM-9 Sidewinder at the wingtips

•Five pylons carry up to 6200 pounds of ordinance or fuel tanks

•loads can include four air-to-air missiles, Bullpup air-to-surface missiles, bombs, up to 20 unguided rockets, or external fuel tanks.

Data from Global Aircraft