GENERAL DATA
Country of Origin: USA.
Similar Aircraft: F-104 Starfighter, Hawk, M.B.339, Yak-38 Forger.
Crew: One; F-5F and T-38 Talon - two.
Role: Fighter-bomber, CAS.
Armament: Cannons, rockets, bombs.
Dimensions: Length: 48 ft (14.65 m). Span: 26 ft, 8 in (8.14 m).
DESCRIPTION
Wings: Low-mounted, stubby, and unequally tapered. Missiles or fuel tanks are normally carried on the square tips.
Engine(s): Two engines inside the body, semicircular air intakes forward of the wing roots. Shotgun exhausts.
Fuselage: Bullet-shaped, long, drooping pointed nose. Bottom is flat from the air intakes to the dual exhausts. Bubble canopy.
Tail: Flats are low-mounted and unequally tapered. Fin is large and equally tapered with a square tip.
USER COUNTRIES
Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Greece, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, North Yemen,
Norway, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela.
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