Northrop F-5 Tiger
The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation. There are two main models, the original F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter variants and the extensively updated F-5E and F-5F Tiger II variants. The design team wrapped a small, highly aerodynamic fighter around two compact and high-thrust General Electric J85 engines, focusing on performance and a low cost of maintenance. Smaller and simpler than contemporaries such as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, the F-5 cost less to procure and operate, making it a popular export aircraft. Though primarily designed for a day air superiority role, the aircraft is also a capable ground-attack platform. The F-5A entered service in the early 1960s. During the Cold War, over 800 were produced through 1972 for U.S. allies. Though at the time the United States Air Force (USAF) did not have a need for a light fighter, it did procure approximately 1,200 Northrop T-38 Talon trainer aircraft, which was based on Northrop's N-156 fighter design.
Controls:
Ag 7: Opening the engine door
Special features:
Custom GE 85 engine
Screenshots:
Screenshot by @scratch
Thank you all
Specifications
Spotlights
- This craft is curated
- xSUPERTTx 2.7 years ago
- GrizzlitnCFSP 2.7 years ago
- DeathStalker627 2.7 years ago
- Sgtk 2.7 years ago
- MAHADI 2.7 years ago
- SyntheticL 2.7 years ago
- Typhoon03 2.7 years ago
- CookingWithCinderBlocks 2.7 years ago
- Sergio666 2.7 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 4 airplane(s) +42 bonus
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 37.5ft (11.4m)
- Length 65.3ft (19.9m)
- Height 18.5ft (5.6m)
- Empty Weight 28,873lbs (13,096kg)
- Loaded Weight 30,187lbs (13,692kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 12.506
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.149
- Wing Loading 109.9lbs/ft2 (536.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 274.7ft2 (25.5m2)
- Drag Points 3927
Parts
- Number of Parts 675
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 2,518
111st updoot les go
Holy christ this is epik
Can I use the airframe of this F-5 and convert it to a Grumman X-29?
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@Otana your plane reaches 100 UPVOTES!!!
my brain at 5am: m i g - 2 8
@KUBI hey friend! Of course I remember you! I’d be glad to check out your page. I’ve been on the SP website a lot more recently but I never stopped building. No promises but I’ll try to stay active again :)
Hey @Mustang51! Idk if you still remember me, but around two years ago you helped me build my p51. We also chatted a bunch on discord and you helped me with some other stuff. Anyways you kinda seemed to be inactive since then and i wasnt able to contact you. Since we „met“ ive made a lot of progress with sp and i figured you might like to look at some of my new planes. I just wanted to thank you for being such a great dude and getting me more engaged with sp.
This plane on the surface looks good but some things could definitely be improved. The dimensions of the plane are quite a bit off but proportionally it’s still good. However, the flight characteristics need some work. The engines are waaaay too powerful for a plane which can’t hit mach 2 in real life and the take off length is virtually nothing. If you reduce the drag (I’m not sure where you have over 3000 points of drag from actually), and give it a realistic thrust with an increase around 95% for the afterburner, it will fly way more realistically. I also love the detailing you did on this aircraft. Makes it look fantastic, especially with this engines!
Man, this Freedom Fighter can COBRA.
@Dreadknot thats what I wanted to say
This man is such a chad that he built the engines too
@Otana can you post just the engine?
Uhhhhhh— I pulled like, 2 billion Gs right there—
@Otana that was a Top Gun joke btw
"ok"
Hey, it's good, but the handling on ground and in air sucks... Plus, it'd be great If there was good flaps, the flaps are messed up
Overall: 6/10
I watched the progress on this one in discord. It looks so good! AAAAAAA
Very T.H.I.C.K
@RocketPal you could at least make it 9.9
@Otana Because it is physically impossible to create something perfect
@RocketPal Thanks . why 9.5?
Build 9.5/10
Flight performance 2/10
Armament 5/10
Not at all it’s a good looking build! @Otana