I could, but, unfortunately, I received the reply, but not the picture. So,
I have enclosed a picture of an F-5E. The dorsal area is the part of the
fuselage behind the cockpit. On the E, it just fairs back, and it looks like
the verticle just sits on top of it.There is a crease at the back of the
canopy that just fades away. This is a remanent of the F-5A dorsal. I will
check to see if I have an F-5A picture to compare with. You can 't see it on
this picture, but the LEX (Leading Edge Extension) is where the wing leading
edge meets the inlet. On the F-5A, it is triangular in shape. On an F-5E,
there are two different shapes, but they were both trapezoidal in shape.
Ron


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The F-5E also has larger inlets. And, the F-5A dorsal fairs into the
vertical tail. On the F-5E, the dorsal was enlarged, so that the vertical
sits on top, rather than fairing in.
Ron

"Andrew Chaplin" wrote in message
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"Bill Brown" wrote in message
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I am not certain of the identification of the next group I am
presenting.
All are photographs I took at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio in July
of
'06. Help will be appreciated. Once again, the photographs were taken
with
a hand held digital camera in usually atrocious lighting. My apologies
for
the lack of quality.
I believe this is the twin-engined F-5E.
William M. (Bill) Brown
seneo-pro

F-5E has larger leading edge fillets. This is an earlier variant.
--
Andrew Chaplin
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So now you guys have really got me confused (easy to do..)... Can *you*
make out which F-5 mark it is??
William M. (Bill) Brown
seneo-pro

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