KAI T-50 / FA-50 Golden Eagle vs Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger / Tiger II Comparison

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Subjects

KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
Advanced Jet Trainer / Light Attack Aircraft

Northrop F-5E Tiger II
Single-Seat Lightweight Multirole Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
South Korea

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
2005 [Diff.+43 yrs]

YEAR
1962 [Diff.-43 yrs]

CREW
2

CREW
1

PRODUCTION
218 units [Diff.-2,028]

PRODUCTION
2,246 units [Diff.+2,028]

Dimensions

LENGTH
42.6 ft (13.0 m) [Diff.-4.8 ft]

LENGTH
47.4 ft (14.5 m) [Diff.+4.8 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
30.1 ft (9.2 m) [Diff.+3.4 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
26.7 ft (8.1 m) [Diff.-3.4 ft]

HEIGHT
15.7 ft (4.8 m) [Diff.+2.4 ft]

HEIGHT
13.3 ft (4.1 m) [Diff.-2.4 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

KAI T-50 Golden Eagle

Northrop F-5E Tiger II

Weights

EMPTY WT.
14,200 lb (6,441 kg) [Diff.+4,478 lb]

EMPTY WT.
9,722 lb (4,410 kg) [Diff.-4,478 lb]

M.T.O.W.
26,422 lb (11,985 kg) [Diff.+1,700 lb]

M.T.O.W.
24,723 lb (11,214 kg) [Diff.-1,700 lb]

Installed Power

1 x General Electric F404-102 afterburning turbofan engine developing 17,700 lb of thrust with reheat.

2 x General Electric J85-GE21 afterburning turbojet engines developing 5,000 lb thrust each.

Performance

SPEED
990 mph (1,593 kph) [Diff.-88 mph]

SPEED
1,077 mph (1,734 kph) [Diff.+88 mph]

RANGE
1,150 miles (1,851 km) [Diff.-393 miles]

RANGE
1,543 miles (2,483 km) [Diff.+393 miles]

CEILING
47,999 ft (14,630 m) [Diff.-3,806 feet]

CEILING
51,804 ft (15,790 m) [Diff.+3,806 feet]

Armament

STANDARD:
1 x 20mm General Dynamics A-50 "Vulcan" Gatling-style three-barrel automatic internal cannon.
2 x AIM-9 "Sidewinder" air-to-air missiles (wingtip mounts).

OPTIONAL:
6 x AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles.
CBU-58 Cluster Bombs.
Mk-20 Cluster Bombs.
LAU-3 Rocket Pods.
LAU-68 Rocket Pods.
Mk 82 General Purpose Bombs.
Mk 83 General Purpose Bombs.
Mk 84 General Purpose Bombs.
Guided Drop Bombs.

STANDARD:
2 x 20mm M39A2 internal automatic cannons over nose.
2 x AIM-9 "Sidewinder" air-to-air missiles on wingtip launchers.

OPTIONAL:
Mission-specific ordinance is limited up to a maximum of 7,000lb across 4 x underwing and 1 x underfuselage hardpoints and can include:

2 x AIM-9 "Sidewinder" short-range air-to-air missiles.
4 x AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles.
AGM-65 "Maverick" air-to-surface guided missiles.
2 x LAU-61 19-shot 70mm rocket pods.
2 x LAU-68 7-shot 70mm rocket pods.
2 x LAU-10 4-shot 127mm rocket pods.
2 x Matra SNEB 18-shot 68mm rocket pods.

Also: Conventional Drop Bombs, Cluster Bombs, Napalm Bombs, Nuclear drop bombs, and up to 3 x 275 US gallon External Fuel Droptanks.

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