F-5E Tiger II USAF Red Flag

USAF Red Flag F-5E Tiger Aggressor airplane model. The F-5 is a lightweight, easy-to-fly, simple-to-maintain, and (relatively) cheap supersonic fighter. In configuration the F-5 is a low-wing monoplane equipped with an all-moving horizontal tall mounted in the low position, the fuselage is carefully contoured in accordance with the transonic area rule. Small side-mounted inlets supply air for the two General Electric J85 afterburning turbojet engines.  The F-5 is reported to have good handling characteristics and, in contrast with the F-4, does not have a propensity for entering unintentional spins.

It was utilized by the USAF during the Vietnam War in a strike fighter role. It soon became very popular with other nations and still flies with many foreign air arms.

Mahogany Wood. Wingspan 10 inches, Length 16 inches.