Northrop F-5E Tiger Specifications:
Length: 46 feet 4 inches
Wingspan: 25 feet, 3 inches
Height: 12 feet, 10 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: Empty 7,164 lbs Loaded - 12,000 lbs
Max Speed: 812 mph
Cruise Speed: 578 mph
Range: 1,900 miles
Service Ceiling: 45,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 1,133 gallons internally and externally
Powerplant: Two General Electric J85-GE-5A turbojets 3,850 lbs thrust each with afterburner
Armament:
SUU-20 bomb/rocket dispenser
SUU-11A/A 7.62mm gun pod
AF/B37K-1 bomb container
First Flight : April 1959
Cost: $769,000
This particular Northrop F-5 E Tiger was used by the Navy's Aggressor Squadron 13 at Naval Air Station Fallon, NV. This jet also appeared in the Tom Cruise movie "Top Gun" as a Soviet jet fighter.