Background History

Development of the F-5 began in the 1950s when a Northrop team visited Europe and Asia to explore the needs of NATO and SEATO. Based on these requirements, a design study for a low-cost and easy-to-maintain lightweight supersonic fighter started in 1955. The first flight of the F-5 took place in July 1959.
Although the US Air Force showed no interest in such a fighter, the T-38 Talon trainer version was approved in June 1956 to replace the T-33. In April 1962, the F-5 was selected for the Military Assistance Program (MAP) to enable allied countries to purchase an inexpensive fighter aircraft.
In August 1962, the aircraft received the official designation F-5A “Freedom Fighter”, and Iran was the first country to order it. The low price, which was only about a third of what an F-4 cost, also motivated other Western countries to buy the new small sized fighter.
The development of an improved F-5 started in the late 1960s. The aim of the development was to create an aircraft for Western allies who were facing a growing threat from modern variants of the MiG-21 from the Warsaw Pact countries. This development lead to the F-5E / F.
The Royal Thai Air Force acquired the F-5E and F-5F Tiger Shark in the 1980s and continues to operate them today. In 1988 the Royal Thai Air Force’s F-5 fleet began to be modernized. The gyro gun sight was replaced by a new HUD with weapon aiming computer from GEC Macroni, as well as the ability to use the Israeli Python-3 missile. This version is known as First Capability Upgrade (FCU).
In 2002, the Israeli company Elbit was commissioned to modernize the F-5 fleet again. The F-5E SCU (Second Capability Upgrade), a further development and the second combat capability upgrade Phase that Thailand carried out on the F-5 Tiger II starting in 2002. Part of the changes was that most of the analog displays in the cockpit were replaced by MFDs and a DASH for the pilot’s helmet and HOTAS were installed; The weapons arsenal was supplemented with the Python-4.
In 2015, the Royal Thai Air Force again commissioned Elbit Systems to carry out the third, and likely final, upgrade to the F-5 fleet. This time the radar was completely replaced with an EL/M-2032 pulse-Doppler radar, as well as the possibility of carrying Python-5 and Derby missile, as well as laser-guided bombs, Rafael LITENING III targeting pod, SkyShield EW pod and later the German one Added IRIS-T. This version is also known as Third Capability Upgrade (TCU).

Armament of the F-5TH Super Tigris

The armament of the F-5TH Super Tigris would be significantly expanded to adapt to the times and to give the F-5E a slightly longer service life. The IRIS-T air-to-air missile and the laser-guided bombs are guaranteed to be new. It is officially stated that the F-5TH is capable of carrying Derby, Python-5 and LITENING III, but these have never been seen on one so far. Since the upgrades were carried out by Elbit, one can still assume that the possibility exists. It is also unknown whether the possibility of four missiles still exists; there is currently nothing available to suggest that this capability has been removed.
Cause of the new radar, one of the two M39A2 cannons had to be removed, which is why the F-5TH only has one main cannon.

Air-to-Air Missiles
2x AIM-9L / M
2x IRIS-T
2-?x Python-4
2-?x Python-5 *
2-?x Derby *
Guided- / Dumb- Bombs, Missiles & Rockets
5x BLU-1
5x Mk.82
3x Mk.83
1x Mk.84

4x AGM-65B

4x GBU-12 (/ LIZARD)

4x FFAR
2x Zuni Mk.32

Specifications, Electronics and Internal

Crew: 1
Length: 14,45 m
Wingspan: 8,13 m
Height: 4,08 m
Max. takeoff weight: 11.187 kg
Powerplant: 2x General Electric J85-GE-21B/C
Dry thrust: 2 × 14,8 kN
Afterburner thrust: 2 × 22,2 kN
Maximum speed: 1743 km/h
Service ceiling: 15.790 m
Rate of climb: 31,3 m/s
Maximum g-load: +9g / -3g

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is a Thai-Australian Virtual YouTuber, who mainly streams on YouTube, and sometime stream on Bilibili. She is associated with Algorhythm Project, as a part of 1st operation, Apocalypse, and Shen Yue Division, alongside Asteroth, S1R , L1MOU, Effy and Eileennoir.

On November 26 she release a song "Endless Echo" (????) and reveal her new outfits in a concept of "If an Australian Banshee become a Thai ghost". Later on November 30 her song reach 1 million views and later on December 4 she reach 2 million viewer.

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