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Great Planes Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
YouTube ^ | June 12, 2015 | Great Planes

Posted on 10/24/2015 6:33:04 PM PDT by Yardstick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZGDE2y_2H8


TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: aviation; f5
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I've always thought the Northrop F-5/T-38 was a cool little plane. Stumbled upon this video and thought I'd post it.
1 posted on 10/24/2015 6:33:04 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Yardstick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZGDE2y_2H8


2 posted on 10/24/2015 6:33:26 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Yardstick

Cool plane. Thanks for posting this. Was not real familair with this one.

Was always partial to the F-85 Saberjet myself; always thought if had the choice of one aircraft to pilot, it would be a Saber.


3 posted on 10/24/2015 6:37:54 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Yardstick

Forerunner to the F18


4 posted on 10/24/2015 6:41:22 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: NFHale

Believe that is the F-86 but you were close, unless it was just a typo since 5 is next to 6.


5 posted on 10/24/2015 6:43:08 PM PDT by wita
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To: NFHale

I’m partial to the P47. 8 50cals. I don’t think strafing Nazi’s would ever get old.


6 posted on 10/24/2015 6:43:45 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Yardstick

7 posted on 10/24/2015 6:45:27 PM PDT by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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To: wita

RE Typo:

You are indeed correct, it IS F86, and I typed F85!!!.

Combination of Fat Fingers and a few Blue Moon beers over here, and I thank you for the correction!!!!!!!!


8 posted on 10/24/2015 6:47:13 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Looks like the pocket version.


9 posted on 10/24/2015 6:48:21 PM PDT by moehoward
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

P47:
The JUG!!!!!!!!!

Neat old plane. A flying brick sh*thouse... Rockets, too.

The Hawker Typhoon was also a nasty beast. Gave Kraut armor absolute HELL.

“Jabos” I believe they called them.


10 posted on 10/24/2015 6:48:33 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

I thought I was the only person who thought that the F-5 just kept getting improved until it is now the Super Hornet.


11 posted on 10/24/2015 6:48:46 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Paladin2

That is a SERIOUSLY badass picture.
Just became my wallpaper.


12 posted on 10/24/2015 6:49:22 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Yardstick

Were the T-38 and F-20 both derived from the F-5?


13 posted on 10/24/2015 6:53:11 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: NFHale

I like watching old gun camera footage. Every once in a while the pilot hits the jackpot and gets a big surprise.


14 posted on 10/24/2015 6:54:14 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Yardstick

Years ago, in the movie “Top Gun”.... Those were F5s that they were using as “MiGs”.

And the commander was flying an A4 Skyhawk...


15 posted on 10/24/2015 6:55:43 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale

Mine too.


16 posted on 10/24/2015 6:56:45 PM PDT by Vic S
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Wasn’t there a time - with the F4 Phantom II - that there were NO guns, only missiles on them???


17 posted on 10/24/2015 6:56:55 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Vic S; Paladin2

It’s a beautiful picture. With attitude...


18 posted on 10/24/2015 6:57:44 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Yardstick

Thought the f5 was called the tigershark. Thought they used them mainly as trainers.


19 posted on 10/24/2015 6:59:03 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: NFHale

In the early years of the Viet Nam War, the F4s did not have guns. The engineers and mechanics over there jury rigged cannon on them with a pop out propeller to supply power to run the gun.

Eventually they built them in at the factory which was more reliable.


20 posted on 10/24/2015 7:02:11 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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