Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter | The American Supersonic Light Fighter Aircraft | Upscaled Footage

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[@josealejandroalvaradobotei8584]

👌🇨🇱✈️👏👏 gran trabajo

[@JCMills55]

I was a crew chief in the USAF on F-5E's in the late 70's. Amazing jet's all around. Our pilots loved flying them and our crew chiefs loved working on them. I was a crew chief on T-38's prior so had a good head start. It was some of the best times of my life.

[@Dronescapes]

Thanks for sharing

[@sigmamale7241]

Nice to see an aircraft designed for the "maintenance" person...The A-4 sure as hell wasn't, IMO!

[@jbrunieri1]

The first two series F 5E aircraft still fly today, they are operated by the Brazilian Air Force, the aircraft registration 11417 in the USAF, flies in the FAB with registration 4856 and the 1418 flies with the numeral 4857, both were modernized for the EM standard.

[@yonniboy1]

Taiwan also still fly the F5E.

[@HappyHands.]

20min engine change is absolutely amazing

[@Dronescapes]

💪👍

[@brentfellers9632]

As an air cadets in CFB Penhold Alta. Canada, the graduates of the NCO program in the 70's, were treated to a LOW high speed pass by a cf5 and a cf104. Just thinking back I get GOOSEBUMPS! the pair of them sounded like "tie fighters" from Star Wars as they passed overhead. Then the roar / boom! Fucking ORGASMIC!!!

[@13stalag13]

8:02 talking about the Grumman Hellcat, shows film of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.

[@13stalag13]

8:02, not 8:10

[@alexandrec9372]

Aqui no Brasil o F5 foi adquirido no início dos anos de 1970, foram modernizados pela Embraer por volta de 2001 e a espectativa é continuar em serviço até 2025... Eu desconfio que ficarão por mais tempo ainda, um caça muito versátil e que seu design envelheceu muito bem e ainda parece um avião bastante moderno. Mais um excelente vídeo... 👏👏👏

[@oliverbeardsall2819]

watch out mav, we got a mig on our tail

[@mahasir]

keeping up foreign relation

[@jtjames79]

Sweet one of my favorites!

[@MrFlintlock7]

This might be the best video I ever saw on the F-5!

[@Dronescapes]

🙏❤

[@risingpower3658]

I saw a standard air show display with an F-5. With this one, you need a starter to get them started. The plane did the same routine as any F-15, or F18. As I understand it the focus changed to a multirole fighter. That means it needs to be bigger to carry more bombs. That's like F-15, F-16, and our F-18. The form is not dead on this fighter plane. Iran's homegrown fighter is basically a homebuilt F5. They have evolved the plane up to the 'Tigershark' level.

[@xuchun5371]

OMG ! a 1960's plane still can see all the time fly over our head from nearby AFB , then moment later , a F-18 will take off and chase it. sure they both having fun up there !

[@mobylure]

One of the most beautiful design in fighter plane. Love'em

[@Dronescapes]

👍👍

[@cmscms123456]

F-5 cost per flight hour is very very low compared to all others in US inventory. Also, the Air Force has learned, that putting too many hours on the F-22 will lead to its early retirement, but the pilots still need to keep their hours up, in a high performance jet. The Air Force and US Navy has been interested in 'buying back' F-5's from foreign nations. I think some versions of the F-5 will be around to see the retirement of the F-15, F-16 and F-18... Cheap to keep.

[@everydaydose7779]

They should be revived ngl They can be used as trainer crafts for high G simulations till this day and can be exported even to this day for agressor/trainers for other countries

[@cmscms123456]

@@everydaydose7779 A lot of countries leaders haven't come to realize, these jets are great low cost per hour to operate, and allow their fighter pilots to keep their hours up... I see Norway just sold off ALL of their F-16's having only F-35's now... good luck with the cost of keeping those nightmares flying, and their pilots hours up where they should be

[@killingfields1424]

The Pentagons Joint Chiefs of Fighter Mafia has been draining continuesly the Federal Reserve of their ultra hard earned tax payers blood dollars by continuesly making new technologies that doesnt make any sense at all. Like their fat jet that they push to do ballet, forcing, bribing rich allies to buy those precious 5th generation garbage. They are still even until now clinging begging for mercy for those precious garbage as this old Vietnam relic continues to annihilate their masterpieces the F-35 and F-22 by those little Tigers, the F-5E in every field of operations. One more thing, the F-5 ultra smallish proportios is still the hardest to see on radars or sensors even without stealth technology. Just fly them at near deck level and you got a real invisible, silent death coming to its target even the F-16 cannot do

[@robertoferrari5397]

...i want one.

[@sadwingsraging3044]

Something you can point to as proof to the old saw _If it looks right it_ *is* _right._ Best looking plane ever. It just looks _right._

[@larrywarner4305]

This plane could probably hold its own even today.

[@Dronescapes]

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[@vincewilliams5219]

Could probably have built 15-20 of these for one F22. " There is a quality to quantity" said someone.

[@dustyphillips3166]

Great content. You really need to work on the volume balance between the music and the narration.

[@rickcarter4417]

Aggressor aircraft are always painted so cool

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Excellent stuff bro

[@Dronescapes]

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[@manuelchaguaceda585]

Bedankt

[@Dronescapes]

Thank you so much Manuel! ❤❤

[@manuelchaguaceda585]

@@Dronescapes No problemo amigos!

[@tonamg53]

This plane doesn’t need kerosene, it can fly on sheer freedom.

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[@gii_vannile]

Northrop F-5　Freedom Fighter Thank you very much . Dec. 31st 2022 Wed. 08:00 am from Yokohama City Japan

[@b1lleman]

a message from the future ! 🙂

[@markmcghee984]

I was a crew chief on the F-5 in the 64 aggressor sq. Easy plane to work

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[@michaelhusada]

I was a young teen in Indonesia when the country was looking to modernise their Air Force in the 1980s. They were flying F-5s, A-4s, and OV-10s. The F-20 was considered but they decided to go with F-16. I had a strong opinion that Indonesia should’ve gone with the Tigershark as it was significantly cheaper and easier to operate than the Falcon. Especially when they already flew the F-5s. They probably could’ve bought more for what they spent on the General Dynamic plane.

[@Dronescapes]

Thanks for sharing your insight Michael

[@frankmccann29]

Col Bortman, God bless wherever you are. This aircraft is dangerous with upgraded ecm/fire control and I hope we never have to prove it. Incredible coverage of all aspects of aircraft. Regards.

[@briantodd2376]

Great footage of a great aircraft. Need to work on the audio. 👍

[@oxcart4172]

That Hellcat looks an awful lot like a Thunderbolt!

[@mariodelgado9729]

Yes indeed, @ 8:01, that is a Razorback P-47 and not a F6F Hellcat!!

[@29madmangaud29]

another "SNIPER" at 22:30,,,, love it!

[@HappyHands.]

i always get this plane mixed up with the t-38

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[@scottfuller1711]

The F-5 was never designed to be used by the US, it was designed to be a cheap plane to be given to our allies that couldn't afford an air program of their own.

[@willsta21]

Tell that to NASA…

[@6mtzhp55]

​@@willsta21With 1,100 acquired, the T-38 variant has to be the most cost effective jet-powered airframe the US ever acquired. These are all N-156 variants.

[@andrewlabat9963]

My uncle flew one for his tours in Vietnam.. He said it could take some hits and brought him home..

[@bradpittman5075]

Forever cool.

[@johngeverett]

Interesting video. Very poor balance between the narrator volume (somewhat low) and the music (too loud)

[@44excalibur]

The F-5 Tiger was the predecessor of the YF-17 Cobra, which was the prototype for the F-18 Hornet.

[@ReviveHF]

In the present day, the F16, F/A18, JF17 and F-CK 1 are the legacies of the F5.

[@donalddouglas5661]

The closest thing to reimagining the F-5 in today's fighter force is the F-16. The F-5 was perhaps the sleekest, most maneuverable and easiest fighter to maintain to date. Putting the keenest minds in aviation development to work toward revisiting/reimagining this design could yield fascinating and useful characteristics even in today's world.

[@xuchun5371]

take notice , it was designed in later 50 's , that is amazing

[@curtisbryce5096]

Have you forgotten the F20?

[@briananthony4044]

I think the modern interpretation of the F-5 would be the Gripen, compact, simple to operate and maintain, can use roads or fields, cheaper to buy, etc.

[@curtisbryce5096]

@@briananthony4044 Nah.

[@marsmotion]

quite. good observation. saying otherwise is very silly @@briananthony4044

[@kevinmiller4486]

Great video and information, but the music gets too loud. I don’t listen to documentaries to get blasted by music.

[@cordellej]

nice P-47 thunderbolt there bub

[@ezequielpiacenza3776]

Rapidísimo 👍👍👍y ágil

[@alanrogers7090]

The narrator spoke about the Grumman F6F Hellcat Navy fighter, but showed a Republic P-46 Thunderbolt instead, TWICE!

[@devinhuhta7629]

Good video I love aviation videos

[@jayrod9979]

The US Navy still has an F-5 squadron based out of Key West(Boca Chica) that are used as aggressor fighters for training.

[@Dronescapes]

Very interesting Jay.

[@jayrod9979]

@@Dronescapes The Sundowners based out of Key West are exclusively F-5s...theres another "aggressor" squad out of Nevada that also still flies the F-5

[@SliceofLife7777]

Cool

[@29madmangaud29]

Alright, @ 15:50 you've got a beautiful shot of "OUR" VMFT-401 Sniper aircraft "03) 761541, looks like in Miramar, Ca

[@afpwarmodernizationarchive1320]

f-5 was direct rival of MiG-21 both are great small highly nimble fighters

[@kellymartin8090]

The music between vocal narration is way too loud. Otherwise, good video!

[@TD402dd]

In the Vietnam war, the South flew them against Russian MiGs, and were able shoot them down. Later it received the name Razor for its sharp handling and difficulty in being seen.

[@gort8203]

The F-5 is great plane in many ways, but this video overstates its capabilities and draws shallow and inaccurate conclusions with regard to its air combat results against front line fighters. The F-5 was able to beat these fighters because it was flown by expert instructors under rules of engagement that suited its use as a training aid.

[@xuchun5371]

this 1960's plane still can see all the time fly over our head from nearby AFB , then moment later , a F-18 will take off and chase it. the only different to me is F- 5 fly louder

[@everydaydose7779]

If they continued variants of this plane They can still be easily the top tier light attack/trainer planes and if not the cheapest per unit but also per hour

[@gort8203]

@@everydaydose7779 The F-5 was a great design I'd love to see fly forever, but it does not have the performance to be a ""top tier" trainer in today's world. Most airplanes can be pressed into the "light attack" role, but there are more suitable and less expensive alternatives than the F-5.

[@kdrapertrucker]

@@everydaydose7779 not really, they had pretty much stretched the Airframe to it's limits with the F-5F. The F-20 was a completely new design. And it gets more expensive to operate the older it gets. Newer aircraft are less expensive to maintain because they designed in modularity and self test capability. You have an electrical fault a modern aircraft, the self test localizes it to a certain box, the crew chief quickly disconnects and removes the box, replaces it, and the aircraft is set to go.

[@kdrapertrucker]

Hopefully Boeing/SAAB develop a fighter version of the T-7A as a 21st century version of the F-5.

[@nate61]

Extremely beautiful fast very moveable the perfect trainer

[@phoenixrising4073]

The F16 is usually what I consider my favorite fighter of all time, but the F20 might just top it. I really wish it would have been produced.

[@michaelhowell2541]

Oldie but a goodie!👍😂👁️👁️🇺🇸

[@andrewnegron288]

I love this Jet , a very underated fighter , what if they'd paid attention to the F-20? ,who knows where it would have been around in today's world of jet combat around 4+ gen?.

[@Dronescapes]

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[@bodasactra]

Its a nice export fighter for our former colonial friends, with low military budgets, to get them off the prop. Beautiful and effective at its task in Normalville but we don't want to move it to Crazytown in our enthusiasm.

[@dave8599]

8:04 No, that is not a Hellcat, that is a P 47.

[@azls73]

i saw it flew just above my car a bit bigger to car roof top back in Singapore many years ago !!!

[@Dronescapes]

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[@mahasir]

i think those enemy 'migs' lines in the script of top gun 1986 movie should be replaced with proper enemy 'F5' lines. no harm

[@mahasir]

wow those days have lady marshaller

[@penskepc2374]

U wonder if you could upgrade it to be a decent mosern air to air fighter

[@ytn00b3]

F-5 Tiger II still fly in Korea

[@JR-dd8bf]

In Brazil too

[@aint_no_saint8782]

Talks about Grumman Hellcat (Not the Northrop Black widow) shows video of a REPUBLIC THUNDERBOLT.....

[@gort8203]

And doesn't actually link any of that to the F-5 in any meaningful way. These front line prop fighters have little in common with the genesis of the F-5.

[@killingfields1424]

Hated the most by the Airforce, John Voight and Pentagon's Fighter Mafia. Any attemp to make it better will be sabotage in any way they can

[@ryanchung2028]

A bad little airplane especially the F 20. And no you know where the griffin gets its inspiration from

[@29madmangaud29]

again @ 23:30

[@1winlock]

WTF Grumman?

[@bodasactra]

Great for its purpose to rearm poor allied countries, emerging from pre WWII colonialism, still using prop planes for self defense. The overenthusiastic expectations of some that it could be a competitor with modern 4th gen, first line, American fighters that causes argument over this plane. The U.S. uses big fighters for many sound reasons, that is why this plane is outclassed.

[@anthonyrone393]

T38 on steroids...