| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:aircraft 
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                                | gptkbp:armament | gptkb:2_×_20_mm_M39A2_cannons up to 3,200 kg of ordnance
 
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                                | gptkbp:category | gptkb:aircraft twinjet aircraft
 supersonic jet
 
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                                | gptkbp:crew | 1 2 (F-5B/F-5F)
 
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                                | gptkbp:exportedTo | over 30 countries 
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                                | gptkbp:firstFlight | 1959-07-30 
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                                | gptkbp:height | 4.06 m 
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                                | gptkbp:introduced | 1962 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 14.68 m 
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                                | gptkbp:manufacturer | gptkb:Northrop_Corporation 
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                                | gptkbp:maximumSpeed | Mach 1.6 
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                                | gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight | 11,187 kg 
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                                | gptkbp:numberBuilt | over 2,600 
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                                | gptkbp:origin | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:powerplant | 2 × General Electric J85-GE-21B turbojets 
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                                | gptkbp:primaryUser | gptkb:Iranian_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
 gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
 gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_Air_Force
 Royal Thai Air Force
 
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                                | gptkbp:range | 1,400 mi (2,300 km) 
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                                | gptkbp:role | gptkb:trainer_aircraft light fighter
 
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                                | gptkbp:serviceCeiling | 51,800 ft (15,800 m) 
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                                | gptkbp:status | in service (as of 2024) 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:F-20_Tigershark gptkb:Northrop_T-38_Talon_(trainer_version)
 
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                                | gptkbp:usedInConflict | gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War gptkb:Vietnam_War
 gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War
 
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                                | gptkbp:variant | gptkb:F-5A_Freedom_Fighter gptkb:F-5B
 gptkb:F-5F
 gptkb:F-5E_Tiger_II
 gptkb:F-5G_(F-20_Tigershark)
 
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                                | gptkbp:wingspan | 8.13 m 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Mexican_Air_Force gptkb:Northrop_F-5E_Tiger_II
 gptkb:Royal_Saudi_Air_Force
 gptkb:Spanish_Air_Force
 gptkb:Royal_Bahraini_Air_Force
 gptkb:Royal_Jordanian_Air_Force
 gptkb:F-5_(photo-reconnaissance)
 gptkb:Nationalist_Chinese_Air_Force
 gptkb:Western_Museum_of_Flight
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Northrop F-5 
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