Northrop F-5 Tiger / Tiger II - A Short History of the Cold War Jet [NEW VERSION]
Video from the channel A Short History about Northrop F-5, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 4:35. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.
Brief history of the Northrop F-5 family, supersonic light fighters with two main branches: the F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and the much more updated F-5E/F Tiger II.
In the mid-1950s Northrop sought a maneuverable, reliable, cheap fighter with room to grow. The project produced the N-156T trainer, chosen in 1956 and turned into the T-38 Talon, and the N-156F fighter, which entered production as the F-5A in October 1962. In 1970 Northrop won the competition to replace it with the F-5E, which had more powerful engines and radar and flew on 11 August 1972.
The video also recalls its time in Vietnam as the F-5C, its role as an aggressor in training due to its resemblance to the MiG-21, and its export to countries such as Norway, Brazil, Iran and Switzerland.