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fUGHTT international, 20 May I9SS A tactical fighter should have a very high sortie rate — which means that it must be rugged, reliable and easy to maintain. All systems and components should be quickly acces- sible from ground level. Engine changes and field maintenance should not require heavy equipment. Mainte- nance man-hours, should be very low. A tactical fighter should be designed to survive combat dam- age and opera- tional emergen- cies. It should present a small target to radar and ground fire. It should have redundancy where it counts-twin engines, dual hydraulic, electrical and fuel systems. It should be able to complete a mission and re- turn to base if one engine is shot out, then take off on its remaining engine and fly to the rear for a replacement. A tactical fighter should be read- ily adaptable to all types of support mis- sions, including reconnaissance. Versatility and long- term growth should be designed into it from the start, so that major sur- gery will not be required to give it new weapons and avionics. The Northrop F-5 is a tactical fighter. It was designed to fill the total tactical requirement and still be affordable in large numbers. The F-5 is now in full pro- duction for deployment to nations throughout the free world. NORTHROP F-5 NORTHROP CORPORATION, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, USA
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