Canada Aviation Museum Various Exhibits / 10CandairCF5
Bill Maloney
7/22/2006

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10CandairCF5

10CandairCF5

Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter Specifications:

Other Northrop and Canadair F5 variants in other Aviation Museums
Canadair F5 Freedom Fighter Northrop F5E Tiger
Canadair CF5 at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada Northrop F5E Tiger at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Schenectady, NY
Northrop F5 Freedom Fighter Northrop T-38 Talon
Northrop F5 Freedom Fighter at the Naval Air Station, Wildwood, NJ Northrop T-38 Talon at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH
  Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter
  Canadair CF5 at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada

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