FSX Northrop YF-5 SN #59-4987

FSX Northrop YF-5 SN #59-4987. This is Tim Conrad's F-5 modified for Flight Simulator X. The F-5 started life as a privately-funded light fighter program by Northrop in the 1950s. The first generation F-5A Freedom Fighter entered service in the 1960s. Over 800 were produced through 1972 for U.S. allies during the Cold War. The USAF had no need for a light fighter, but it did need a trainer and procured about 1,200 of a derivative airframe for this purpose, the T-38 Talon. This aircraft is the first prototype, #59-4987. This privately-funded N-156F prototype made its first flight on 30 July 1959, reaching supersonic speeds. Package includes pictures and history of the actual aircraft. Updates, effects and new textures by Mark Rooks of RSDG Aircraft.