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Fighter-bomber
Canadair CF-5 is a fighter-bomber. It was built by Canadair. Reported operators include Canadian Forces (former) Royal Netherlands Air Force Venezuelan Air Force Turkish Air Force.
Technical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.38 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.38 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.38 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Fighter-bomber
Canadair
Retired from Canadian service in 1995, still in service with some countries
Canadian Forces (former) Royal Netherlands Air Force Venezuelan Air Force Turkish Air Force
240
5 November 1968
6 May 1968
Northrop F-5
one–two
47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)
25 ft 10 in (7.87 m)
13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
186 sq ft (17.28 m 2 )
8,681 lb (3,938 kg)
20,390 lb (9,249 kg)
2 × Orenda-built GE J85-15 turbojet , 2,925 lbf (13.01 kN) thrust each dry, 4,300 lbf (19 kN) with afterburner
978 mph (1,575 km/h, 850 kn)
875 mi (1,400 km, 760 nmi)
41,000 ft (12,000 m)
34,400 ft/min (175 m/s)
2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Pontiac M39A2 cannons in the nose, 280 rounds/gun
5 with a capacity of 7,000 lb (3,200 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 2× CRV7 rocket pods or 2× LAU-10 rocket pods with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets each or 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× 68 mm SNEB rockets each Bombs: a variety of air-to-ground ordnance, such as the Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), U.S. CBU-24 /49/52/58 and British BL755 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb Other: drop tanks for extended range
2× CRV7 rocket pods or 2× LAU-10 rocket pods with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets each or 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× 68 mm SNEB rockets each
a variety of air-to-ground ordnance, such as the Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), U.S. CBU-24 /49/52/58 and British BL755 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb
drop tanks for extended range
2× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
The Canadair CF-5 (officially designated the CF-116 Freedom Fighter ) is a Canadian license-built Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canadair CF-5 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BotswanaReported count for Canadair CF-5 · CF-5A. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 10. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Canadair CF-5 · CF-5A. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 10. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
TürkiyeDirectory Active-column estimate of Turkish Air Force NF-5A/B training/display aircraft. Exact NF-5A/B identity is proven by the retained Canadair CF-5 article’s named NF-5A and NF-5B variants and the Turkish Stars NF-5/2000 paragraph. Counts only this source type; no addition of generic F-5 or CF-5 sibling types. The directory includes aircraft permanently assigned to aerobatic display teams, and excludes stored aircraft, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and orders. Census observation: 8 October 2024, published in the 2025 directory.
Canadian Forces (former) Royal Netherlands Air Force Venezuelan Air Force Turkish Air Force
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