- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 160
So 165 knots and an unpaved runway. Sounds like a whole lot of pucker factor.
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/fighter/f5a-4.jpg
The F-5 is an older aircraft that brought about some interesting changes in the aircraft industry. To compare it to a current in service aircraft is to deny the decades of development and upgrades that separate the two. Just remember that during Vietnam prop driven T-28 Trojans were often times more effective in the CAS role than cutting edge aircraft like the Phantoms. It is interesting how the perception of an aircraft does not truly reflect the ability or quality of the aircraft.
Take the Spitfire, interesting plane, cool elliptical wing. To bad the wing spar is almost impossible to repair or even inspect for corrosion , and the Merlin engine is mounted in one of the most bizarre fashions I have ever seen.
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/fighter/f5a-4.jpg
The F-5 is an older aircraft that brought about some interesting changes in the aircraft industry. To compare it to a current in service aircraft is to deny the decades of development and upgrades that separate the two. Just remember that during Vietnam prop driven T-28 Trojans were often times more effective in the CAS role than cutting edge aircraft like the Phantoms. It is interesting how the perception of an aircraft does not truly reflect the ability or quality of the aircraft.
Take the Spitfire, interesting plane, cool elliptical wing. To bad the wing spar is almost impossible to repair or even inspect for corrosion , and the Merlin engine is mounted in one of the most bizarre fashions I have ever seen.
