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Den Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter og F-5E/F Tiger II er en del af en supersonisk let jagerfamilie, oprindeligt designet i slutningen af 1950'erne af Northrop Corporation. At være mindre og enklere end samtidige som McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, kostede F-5 mindre at både anskaffe og drive, hvilket gør det til et populært eksportfly. F-5 startede livet som et privat finansieret let jagerprogram af Northrop i 1950'erne. Designteamet viklede et lille, meget aerodynamisk jagerfly omkring to kompakte og højtydende General Electric J85-motorer med fokus på ydeevne og lave vedligeholdelsesomkostninger. Selvom flyet primært er designet til dagluftoverlegenhedsrollen, er flyet også en dygtig jordangrebsplatform. F-5A blev taget i brug i begyndelsen af 1960'erne. Under den kolde krig blev over 800 produceret gennem 1972 til amerikanske allierede. Selvom USAF ikke havde noget anerkendt behov for et let jagerfly, anskaffede det omkring 1.200 Northrop T-38 Talon træningsfly, som var direkte baseret på F-5A.

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Den Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft that was developed by Northrop Corporation in the late 1950s. The F-5 has two main variants: the F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter, which were designed as low-cost export fighters for US allies, and the F-5E and F-5F Tiger II, which were upgraded versions with more powerful engines, improved avionics, and greater fuel capacity.
The F-5 is a small, agile, and reliable aircraft that can perform both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The F-5 has been used by over 30 countries and is still in service with some of them. The F-5 also served as the basis for several other aircraft, such as the T-38 Talon trainer, the F-20 Tigershark fighter, and the Iranian HESA Kowsar fighter.