Northrop F-5E Tiger II RMAF

CREDIT TO: Wolodymir Nelowkin, Airliners.net

Type: Light Fighter/Bomber

Specifications:

• Length: 14.68m
• Span: 8.13m
• Height: 4.01m
• Weight (maximun take off): 11 193kg

Max Speed: Mach 1.63 (about 1 735km/h)

Service Ceiling: 51 800 ft (15.79km)

Range: max fuel, 2 863 km

Armament:

• Two 20mm Pontiac M-39A2 gun with 280 rounds
• Max up to 3 175 kg of external ordinance and tank.
• One centreline and four underwing pylons.

Powerplant: 2 5 000 lbs (2 268kg) General Electric J85-GE21 augmented turbojets.

TRIVIA

1. Three Northrop F-5F double-seaters were purchased in 1978, enabling to operate similar aircrafts as the single-seaters; the earlier Northrop F-5B were sold to Thailand and delivered on 18-09-82.
2. TUDM posesses a pair of RF-5E camera equipped jets. Also flown by 12 Skuadron at Butterworth, the TigerEyes provide the Malaysian Air Force with a useful reconnaisance capability.
   
3. Three stored Tigers flew for the first time in August 2003, another in September 2004 and almost all foreseen aircrafts were reactivated by 2003.
4. Latest pic of F5E Tiger II (28/05/08)

Credit to: http://home.eblcom.ch/f5enthusiast/AirForces/MalaysiaAF.html

Sources: Richardson D. (1982) Modern Warplane, http://www.cavok-aviation-photos.net/RMAF.html