Northrop F-5 - Specifications (F-5E Tiger II)

Specifications (F-5E Tiger II)

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 47 ft 4¾ in (14.45 m)
Wingspan: 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m)
Height: 13 ft 4½ in (4.08 m)
Wing area: 186 ft² (17.28 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 65A004.8 root, NACA 64A004.8 tip
Empty weight: 9,558 lb (4,349 kg)
Loaded weight: 15,745 lb (7,157 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 24,722 lb (11,214 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric J85-GE-21B turbojet
- Dry thrust: 3,500 lbf (15.5 kN) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 5,000 lbf (22.2 kN) each
* Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0200
Drag area: 3.4 ft² (0.32 m²)
Aspect ratio: 3.86
Internal fuel: 677 U.S. gal (2,563 L)
External fuel: 275 U.S. gal (1,040 L) per tank in up to 3 tanks

Performance

Armament

Guns: 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) M39A2 Revolver cannons in the nose, 280 rounds/gun
Hardpoints: 7 total (only pylon stations 3, 4 and 5 are wet-plumbed): 2× wing-tip AAM launch rails, 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations with a capacity of 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
- Rockets:
  - 2× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× /7× Hydra 70 mm rockets, respectively); or
  - 2× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets); or
  - 2× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets); or
  - 2× Matra rocket pods (each with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets)
- Missiles:
  - 4× AIM-9 Sidewinders or 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile
  - 2× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles
- Bombs: A variety of air-to-ground ordnance such as the Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), CBU-24/49/52/58 cluster bomb munitions, napalm bomb canisters and M129 Leaflet bomb, and laser guided bombs of Paveway family.
- Other:
  - up to 3× 150/275 U.S. gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.
  - 2× GPU-5/A 30mm cannon pods (fitted only on Thai F-5s)