Cover Page Northop F-5E/F(T)Tigris Royal Thai Air Force

1/144th Scale Model Northop F-5E/F(T)Tigris 211Sqd.,21Wings,Ubon,RTAF
Kits: Dragon     Decals: SiamScale , DIY.
Model By: Supawat  Putthitornworasit APR.2013

General characteristics

• Crew: F-5E:1 , F-5F:2
• 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)
• 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
• 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

• Maximum speed: 917 kn (Mach 1.6, 1,060 mph, 1,700 km/h)
• Range: 760 nmi (870 mi, 1,405 km)
• Service ceiling: 51,800 ft (15,800 m)
• Rate of climb: 34,400 ft/min (175 m/s)

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 7,000pounds (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
    • 2X Python 4
  • 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)

Avionics

• Emerson Electric AN/APQ-153 radar on early batch of F-5EEmerson Electric AN/APQ-159 radar on later production F-5E
• EL/M-2032 is an advanced pulse Doppler, multimode Fire Control Radar intended for multi-role fighter aircraft originated from the Lavi project. It is suitable for air-to-air and air-to-surface modes./ DASH Helmet (RTAF)

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