F-5A Freedom Fighter, Norsk Versjon

Flott re-utgivelse av F-5A fra Italeri i skala 1/72. Dette settet har Dekaler for 6 maskiner og blant disse har vi en Norsk Freedom Fighter. 132 med de flotte Norske flagg stripen på hale og vinger. settet er det gamle men gode ESCI settet fra 80-tallet.

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During the 1950s, the American Aircraft Company Northrop began developmental work into a simple and “low cost” fighter that would meet the needs of several NATO member air forces. The F-5 met the precise specification, it being a light single-seat fighter, small in size but extremely manoeuvrable and effective. It was relatively simple and cheap to produce and was operationally efficient. The initial version produced by Northrop, designated F-5 A “Freedom Fighter”, was fitted with two General Electric J85-GE-13 engines and could attain a maximum speed of 1,700 Km / h. Armed with two 20 mm. guns installed in the nose, the F-5 was a credible "multi-role" aircraft due to its weapons load capability, which could offer a wide range of offensive options for both air defence and ground attack missions. This multi-role aspect of the aircraft ensured its rapid take-up by many Air Forces.