F-5E Tiger II (Five)
Thursday, March 15, 2012
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F-5E Tiger II (Five). Northrop, fighter, jet, aircraft, military, attack, air force, widescreen, wallpaper, photo, picture, United Stated, review and specification of F-5E Tiger II fighter jet aircraft.
The F-5F two-seat trainer variant retains full combat capability. The fuselage was lengthened by 1.02 meters (3 feet 4 inches). Development was approved by the USAF in early 1974, and the first flight was on 25 September 1974. In summer 1976, the first of 118 aircraft was delivered. The Brazilian export version incorporates a large dorsal fin to accommodate an ADF antenna. The F-5Fs exported to the Royal Saudi air force featured a Litton LN-33 INS and IFR capability. A laser device enables aircrews of the F-5F jet fighter to pinpoint ground targets for laser-homing weapons. Senior research assistant Lee Wofford adjust the device, called a laser designator, at Hughes Aircraft Company's electro-optical and data systems group, Culver City, CA. The compact laser designator is part of a Laser Target Designator System (LTDS) that is designed to fit the narrow space between the back seat and the left side of the F-5F fuselage. In operation, the observer sights a target through an optical telescope and fires the laser designator. The beam passes through the aircraft canopy to the target and is reflected like a beacon. Laser-homing weapons sense the reflected laser light and guide themselves to the target. Hughes produced the laser designator in the late 1970s for Northrop Corporation, prime contractor for the LTDS, which are manufactured for foreign military sales. When an aircraft rolls off the production line, it's expected to be in service for a certain number of flight hours, which constitutes the "fatigue life" of the airframe. This fatigue life projection assumes a certain usage pattern for the aircraft, in terms of the type and quantity of maneuvers it performs while in service. The Naval Air Systems Command (NavAir) keeps track of the usage pattern of the planes, and that information is used to determine how quickly the airframe fatigue life is being expended. In the mid-1990s the algorithms used by NavAir to monitor F-5 fatigue life expended (FLE) were updated. The new algorithms were used with recent analytical loads data from Northrop to calculate the fatigue life remaining to the fleet of F-5 aircraft, which unfortunately resulted in a significant life reduction from what had previously been expected. As of 1999 the Taiwan Air Force (TAF) had about 70,000 personnel and over 400 combat aircraft. The current inventory includes approximately 180 older F-5E/F fighters and over 100 more modern Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDFs). In 1982, the year in which the Second Force Modernization Program was launched, the ROK began producing F-5F fighter-bombers in a joint venture with the US contractor Northrop. DCMA AIMO - St. Augustine's Aviation Program Team, located at Northrop Grumman's St. Augustine Manufacturing Center, oversees a complex mix of active, reserve and international contracts. Their responsibilities include the monitoring of the Swiss upgrade of excess F-5E/F Tigers to a U.S. Navy Reserve/U.S. Marine Corps Reserve F-5N configuration. F-5E upgrades are offered by several companies including IAI, which upgraded Chile's aircraft with the Elta M-2032 radar, new avionics, HUD, and HOTAS. A staged upgrade program with similar features is offered by Northrop Grumman.
The F-5F two-seat trainer variant retains full combat capability. The fuselage was lengthened by 1.02 meters (3 feet 4 inches). Development was approved by the USAF in early 1974, and the first flight was on 25 September 1974. In summer 1976, the first of 118 aircraft was delivered. The Brazilian export version incorporates a large dorsal fin to accommodate an ADF antenna. The F-5Fs exported to the Royal Saudi air force featured a Litton LN-33 INS and IFR capability. A laser device enables aircrews of the F-5F jet fighter to pinpoint ground targets for laser-homing weapons. Senior research assistant Lee Wofford adjust the device, called a laser designator, at Hughes Aircraft Company's electro-optical and data systems group, Culver City, CA. The compact laser designator is part of a Laser Target Designator System (LTDS) that is designed to fit the narrow space between the back seat and the left side of the F-5F fuselage. In operation, the observer sights a target through an optical telescope and fires the laser designator. The beam passes through the aircraft canopy to the target and is reflected like a beacon. Laser-homing weapons sense the reflected laser light and guide themselves to the target. Hughes produced the laser designator in the late 1970s for Northrop Corporation, prime contractor for the LTDS, which are manufactured for foreign military sales. When an aircraft rolls off the production line, it's expected to be in service for a certain number of flight hours, which constitutes the "fatigue life" of the airframe. This fatigue life projection assumes a certain usage pattern for the aircraft, in terms of the type and quantity of maneuvers it performs while in service. The Naval Air Systems Command (NavAir) keeps track of the usage pattern of the planes, and that information is used to determine how quickly the airframe fatigue life is being expended. In the mid-1990s the algorithms used by NavAir to monitor F-5 fatigue life expended (FLE) were updated. The new algorithms were used with recent analytical loads data from Northrop to calculate the fatigue life remaining to the fleet of F-5 aircraft, which unfortunately resulted in a significant life reduction from what had previously been expected. As of 1999 the Taiwan Air Force (TAF) had about 70,000 personnel and over 400 combat aircraft. The current inventory includes approximately 180 older F-5E/F fighters and over 100 more modern Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDFs). In 1982, the year in which the Second Force Modernization Program was launched, the ROK began producing F-5F fighter-bombers in a joint venture with the US contractor Northrop. DCMA AIMO - St. Augustine's Aviation Program Team, located at Northrop Grumman's St. Augustine Manufacturing Center, oversees a complex mix of active, reserve and international contracts. Their responsibilities include the monitoring of the Swiss upgrade of excess F-5E/F Tigers to a U.S. Navy Reserve/U.S. Marine Corps Reserve F-5N configuration. F-5E upgrades are offered by several companies including IAI, which upgraded Chile's aircraft with the Elta M-2032 radar, new avionics, HUD, and HOTAS. A staged upgrade program with similar features is offered by Northrop Grumman.
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