Originally developed to meet a US government requirement for a comparatively inexpensive combat aircraft for supply to friendly nations under the Military Assistance Program, the first F-5 prototype flew on July 30, 1959. The F-5E was a later improved version of the F-5 providing 23 per cent more thrust that the engines of the F-5A. The F-5E Tiger II had a number of modifications to improve maneuverability and short-field performance, greater fuel capacity, and an integrated fire-control (though without radar). The first production F-5E was flown on August 11, 1972, and accepted into USAF service on April 4, 1973. A measure of the capability of the F-5E may be gained by the fact that the top air combat training schools in the U.S. used F-5Es as "enemy" aircraft in combat training against U.S. squadrons of first-line operational tactical fighters. The various versions of the F-5 have served with the air forces of many countries worldwide. The F-5E had a maximum speed of 1,083 mph at 36,000 ft, service ceiling of 51,800 ft, and a maximum range with fuel drop tanks of 1,543 miles. Armament consisted of two 20-mm M-39 cannon in fuselage nose and two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on wingtip launchers, plus up to 7,000 lb of mixed stores.

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Dimensions: Wingspan, 8 1/4" -Length, 14 1/2" -Scale, 1/40

Item #B3840F3W (Tiger II) - Air Corps Price $114.95

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Dimensions: Wingspan, 7 1/2" -Length, 14 1/4" -Scale, 1/40

Item #B8510F3W (Tiger IV) - Air Corps Price $125.95

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