Lol :D @ChiChiWerx

@ACEPILOT109 what can I say? I wasn’t doing anything else at the time!

Ok thanks :) that’s a lot of typing! @ChiChiWerx

@ChiChiWerx Thank you for your advice！
I'll read the article later.
I go to bed because it is 23:41 now.

Just wanted to throw in another piece of info for your consideration: As the F-5 was intended as a relatively exportable and cost effective jet, it's main competition was the MiG-21, which begs the question, "which one is better"? The Soviets actually evaluated captured examples and concluded it was a great jet, very capable against its intended nemesis, the MiG-21. The Ethiopians operated the Tiger against the MiG-21 in the 70s and were very successful, you can read about this little known story here.

@ACEPILOT109 the F-5E "Tiger" version depicted here is actually a more sophisticated development of the orginal Skoshi Tiger F-5A/Bs, themselves really just straightforward fighter versions of the T-38; also note the A/Bs actually carried the moniker of the "Freedom Fighter", not the later "Tiger" name. Anyway, the F-5A/Bs served in Vietnam with the USAF for the trial, with the (South) Vietnam Air Force and captured versions by the People's (North) Vietnam Air Force after the war. All the F-5 versions were widely exported and used extensively by NATO, Norway, Canada, Turkey, Greece and Spain flying them in both fighter and tactical recce (reconnaissance) roles. Besides NATO, many Latin American, Middle Eastern, African and Pacific nations fly them to this day and they have a number of upgrades available these days. They're relatively inexpensive to operate, don't kill their pilots like the MiG-21 and F-104 tend to do and relatively capable for what they are. They really are a great jet.

Pretty nice F-5, I really do like it. If I might (humbly) make a suggestion, this would have been that much better with trim. It flies fine at full throttle, level, but in RL, the F-5's the afterburner limitation on the ground is 5 mins and in flight 15 mins, not that you would have enough fuel to actually do that. And, typically, we don't just blast around at full throttle. This is where trim comes in, as any pilot would rapidly be annoyed, then fatigued and finally unable to hold the nose level for long. Anyway, normal cruise power settings are typically 80-90% RPM (and this is all without going into AB), then higher as needed for takeoff, maneuvering (BFM, etc.) and go arounds. Anyway, nice build, good to see a fairly descent F-5 on the site.

How do I get the missiles to work? Every time I lock onto a bandit and yell “FOX 2” at the top of my lungs the missiles just spiral out of control.

@ACEPILOT109 Yes, it was used in Sukoshi Tiger operation (Sukoshi means a little in Japanese).

I think it was.@ACEPILOT109

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was this plane used in Vietnam?

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thanks all!

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I love these jets. Keep up the good work. 👍

when you are infringing on Swiss airspace and you hear jet-yodeling