Northrop F/RF-5E Tiger II, AKA the Freedom Fighter; quantity twenty-five airframes; of 1972 vintage and therefore the oldest ...
It had a single General Electric F404 powerplant that provided 60 percent more thrust than the twin engines of its ...
Date Deployed: F-5N First flight: March 2003; F-5F First Flight: September 1974. Propulsion: (2) J85-GE-21C turbojet engines each producing 5,000 pounds (2,273 kg) of thrust. Range: Maximum: 2,314 ...