The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

[Swanee]

T-38 only has 1000m range with 580g in three fuselage bladder tanks and a dorsal bladder tank . Not sure about the F-5.

That is significantly longer than we can go in the T-45.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Here are the F5 specs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5#Specifications_.28F-5E_Tiger_II.29

 

[Malo83]

And the Navy F-11A "Tiger".
BzB

Beautiful bird, Saw the Blue Angels in Lemoore back in the early 60's when they were flying the F-11 Tiger

 

[Catmando]

Now for something different. A little P-3 love, FWIW.

 

[scoolbubba]

Too bad it's a VP-45 bird.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

A couple photos from the web.

 

[707guy]

Spanky - as always great shots!

 

[hlg6016]

Why does that F35 look like a deployment bird? Do the panel edges get a layer of sealant being as the bird is made up of composites?

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

 

[scoolbubba]

Someone forgot to secure the jettison switch prior to Vro. Whoopsies.

 

[Fog]

Another sexy version.

It's really a shame the F-5G (F-20) concept came up after the F-16 was already being built. That just ensured that the USAF wouldn't touch it. It would have made a great a/c to sell to our more budget-constrained allies for their fighter requirements.

 

[jmcquate]

It's really a shame the F-5G (F-20) concept came up after the F-16 was already being built. That just ensured that the USAF wouldn't touch it. It would have made a great a/c to sell to our more budget-constrained allies for their fighter requirements.

That was the plan. When some conflicting Carter era restrictions on technology restrictions on foreign weapon sales was lifted, everyone wanted F-16s.

 

[Glider3]

I've helped change many a coke bottle skin on the T38s, also just as many intake liners. Here is some F5 porn for your enjoyment.

Those guys are way too hard to see at the merge...

 

[Pugs]

It's really a shame the F-5G (F-20) concept came up after the F-16 was already being built. That just ensured that the USAF wouldn't touch it. It would have made a great a/c to sell to our more budget-constrained allies for their fighter requirements.

But you look for where the F-16 went from two heaters and a gun to a general purpose F/A and I don't think the F-20 would have been near as flexible (please don't take this as any endorsement of the Fort Worth Lawn Dart!)

 

[Phantom309]

Thought I'd share this here. I'm a lot of us here in life have had losses that make you see how short life can truly be. A lot of you may have come to Tyndall for WSEP/Combat Archer and shot at a drone. We had a technician that retired in January (in good health) and had a freak stroke/heart attack in Sept, and unfortunately pass away last weekend. So as a tribute we did this for him and just thought I'd share to give you something to look for if you ever shoot this drone down.