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[VR] Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter

72.1k Erc90F4RU  one month ago
Auto Credit Based on Erc90F4RU's f5a7

yay, freedom in our houses finally


ello! Yeas, dats F-5A!


The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation. There are two main models: the original F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter variants, and the extensively updated F-5E and F-5F Tiger II variants. The design team wrapped a small, highly aerodynamic fighter around two compact and high-thrust General Electric J85 engines, focusing on performance and a low cost of maintenance. Smaller and simpler than contemporaries such as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, the F-5 costs less to procure and operate, making it a popular export aircraft. Though primarily designed for a day air superiority role, the aircraft is also a capable ground-attack platform. The F-5A entered service in the early 1960s. During the Cold War, over 800 were produced through 1972 for US allies. Despite the United States Air Force (USAF) not needing a light fighter at the time, it did procure approximately 1,200 Northrop T-38 Talon trainer aircraft, which were based on Northrop's N-156 fighter design.

After winning the International Fighter Aircraft Competition, a program aimed at providing effective low-cost fighters to American allies, in 1972 Northrop introduced the second-generation F-5E Tiger II. This upgrade included more powerful engines, larger fuel capacity, greater wing area and improved leading-edge extensions for better turn rates, optional air-to-air refueling, and improved avionics, including air-to-air radar. Primarily used by American allies, it remains in US service to support training exercises. It has served in a wide array of roles, being able to perform both air and ground attack duties; the type was used extensively in the Vietnam War.[2] A total of 1,400 Tiger IIs were built before production ended in 1987. More than 3,800 F-5s and the closely related T-38 advanced trainer aircraft were produced in Hawthorne, California.[3] The F-5N/F variants are in service with the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps as adversary trainers.[4] Over 400 aircraft were in service as of 2021.[5][N 1]

The F-5 was also developed into a dedicated reconnaissance aircraft, the RF-5 Tigereye. The F-5 also served as a starting point for a series of design studies which resulted in the Northrop YF-17 and the F/A-18 naval fighter aircraft. The Northrop F-20 Tigershark was an advanced variant to succeed the F-5E which was ultimately canceled when export customers did not emerge.


Ag1 - Openable canopy
Ag2 - Airbrakes
Ag3 - Drop fuel tanks
Ag4 - Jettison missiles
VTOL Down - Flaps



1st - Livery based on Norwegian F-5A:


Source: Topwar

2nd - Dis one can be counted as cursed, its can be inaccurate, sorry

3rd - Dis should work on VR, try it!

4th - NOWAY IS DAT LANDING GEAR WITH SUSPENSION? yeas, me somehow learned for a bit lol

5th - Originally it was supposed to have more features, but some of them has been tragically disappeared. Maybe, they will appear somewhere later...

6th - Who interested, heres blueprints dat me used during building it:

7th - mefrogor


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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor f5a7
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 33.3ft (10.1m)
  • Length 62.6ft (19.1m)
  • Height 16.9ft (5.2m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 7,701lbs (3,493kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.552
  • Wing Loading 21.5lbs/ft2 (105.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 358.2ft2 (33.3m2)
  • Drag Points 1830

Parts

  • Number of Parts 278
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,613
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    The Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter is an American light jet fighter developed primarily for export to allied countries. The primary requirements for the aircraft were low production costs, as well as the ability to engage in maneuverable combat and attack ground targets. As early as April 1962, the Pentagon announced that the F-5 would be supplied to allied countries under military aid programs, and in August of that year, a contract was signed for the serial production of 170 single-seat F-5A combat aircraft and two-seat F-5B trainers. Various modifications of the aircraft have been used in numerous armed conflicts around the world, with the last war in which these aircraft were used being the armed conflict in Yemen in 1994.

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    72.1k Erc90F4RU

    For being auto tagged

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    Some freedom tags and autotags:

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    1,421 Someonefun

    Man this looks nice

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    16.9k poenix

    @Erc90F4RU hope it goes well for ya!

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    72.1k Erc90F4RU

    @poenix o, its dark?
    Hmmmmm..... me though its perfectly fine, sorry for dat
    maybe in next build me'll try fix it (me currently still thinking which one.....)

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    16.9k poenix

    This is a great airplane! The F-5 is easily one of my faves. Unfortunately the cockpit is so dark that is it has too little contrast.
    This makes it so you can’t see the controls.

    If you clean this up and let me know, I’ll gladly re-evaluate it for curation.

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    72.1k Erc90F4RU

    @Sockdragger SHUSH
    they work :100:

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    @dekanii 😭😭😭😭

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    7,651 Sockdragger

    Say, you put in air brakes, but then you set their drag scale to 0? How they supposed to work when they don't generate any drag. I actually cheat by giving the air brakes in my builds an artificially higher draft, 3 or 4, sometimes as high as 7, to have them 'brake' far over their size.

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    43.2k tetozz

    @SuperSuperTheSylph I can assure you i got burned to ash

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    @Erc90F4RU oh i dont have it but you can give me a link so i can take it

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    72.1k Erc90F4RU

    @SHIMO ello
    sure, just lemme know where we can contact (discord is best choice :100:)

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    yo erc ive seen the pics you made and i really liked them and i wanna ask if you can do some screen shots of my f-14 and f3mk2-rem and thats all

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    A jet that fights for the country of freedom, a Freedom Fighter if you will.
    Nice job as always, Erc! 🔥🔥

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    86.2k MrCOPTY

    Call firefighters, this comments section js burning qwq

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    @dekanii shi so good you disappeared

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