Posted 12-8-2005 at 02:17 PM

F-5E Brazilian Airforce


The F-5 and is one tactical hunting of aerial defense and ground attack. Conceived as substitute more powerful do F-5, the F-5 became one of the planes more operated in the world.

Tested in combat in the Vietnam, the F-5 is extremely maneuvering and fast, consisting an excellent airplane for air combats. With 1,350 units sold, the F-5 and equips 20 Air Force more than, having been, also, produced under license in Switzerland. The F-5 and Brazilians had worldwide become celebrity during the War of the Falklands, when they had intercepted English a Vulcan bomber that entered in our airspace. Executing missions of Interception and Ground attack, the F-5 and is, together with Mirage III, the first line of defense of our airspace.


Specs

Native country: United States
Manufacturer: Northrop
Type: Tactical hunting
Motor: 2 (Gen. the 5,000 Electric J85-GE-21 lb of push)

Performance
Maximum speed: 2.112 km/h (mach 1,63 the 10,975 m)
Ceiling: 15,790 m
Ray of combat: 1,056 km (full tank, 2 missiles AIM 9-B Python and 5 min of the 5,000 combat m)
Ray of combat: 222 km (full tank, 2359 kg of armaments, 2 missiles AIM 9-B Python and 5 min of combat to the level of the sea)

Weight
Empty: 4,346 kg
Max. Take-off: 11,192 kg

Dimensions
Spread: 8,13 m
Length: 14,68 m
Height: 4,06 m
Area of wing: 17,28 m2

Armament: 2 cannons M39A2 of 20 mm with 280 shots each, 2 missiles Python 3 beyond up to 3.175 kg of armaments in 5 points "hard", including bombs, air-to-ground rockets and missiles
Crew: 1

Operators: Brazil, Bahrain, Chile, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Korea of the South, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pilipino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Yemen of the North, United States