Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter ROKAF
Photos
by Hyung-jin Yoon
Captions by Sung-hwan Byun
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F-5A´Â 2Á¤ÀÇ 20mm±â°üÆ÷¸¦ ÀåºñÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ±â¼ö¿¡´Â ·¹ÀÌ´õ°¡ ¾øÁö¸¸ ·¹À̵¼Àº °ËÀº»öÀ¸·Î Ä¥ÇØÁ® ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. F-5A is equipped with 2 20mm cannons. It doesn't have a radar. The nose is painted in black(KF-5Es noses are painted in a light grey color) |
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Çѱ¹ °ø±ºÀÇ F-5A´Â µµ»öÀº ±×·¹ÀÌ °è¿ÀÌÁö¸¸ °¢Á¾ µ¥ÀÌÅÍ ¸¶Å·Àº ¿ø»ö ±×´ë·Î ±âÀÔÇϰí ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. F-5A¿¡ ±×·ÁÁö´Â Ç¥¹ü 2¸¶¸®´Â ¾çÂÊ ¸ðµÎ ±×·ÁÁ® ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ROKAF F-5A is painted in a 2 tone Air-superiority scheme, but most stencils are finished in high-visibility colors. F-5A are painted with 2 leopard heads on each side. |
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Á¤¸é ¸ð½ÀÀÔ´Ï´Ù. A photo viewed from the front angle. |
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±â°üÆ÷ ¼ö³³ºÎÀÇ Å¬·ÎÁî¾÷ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. A close-up photo of the gun bay. |
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