Posted: 2/14/2008 8:55:32 PM EDT
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What are the aircraft that do the napalm run during the helicopter assault on the village in Apocalypse now? I want to say phantom II but after looking at some pics of them and the ones in the movie there seem to be some slight inconsistencies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHjWDCX1Bdw Scroll to 13:41. |
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Your hotlink doesn't work for me for some reason. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHjWDCX1Bdw |
T-38's. |
T38 is a trainer, F-5 |
+1 on F-5 |
Two seats. Not one. Watch it again. |
www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-5.htm F-5B was the two seater version. |
Yes. The F-5 has one seat. The ones in the Apocalypse now have two. Go to 13:40, and count the seats. |
F-5B is a two seater. |
In Red Dawn the Hinds were a Jolly Green with wood weapon pylons. F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger The development of the Northrop F-5 began in 1954 when a Northrop team toured Europe and Asia to examine the defense needs of NATO and SEATO countries. A 1955 company design study for a lightweight supersonic fighter that would be relatively inexpensive, easy to maintain, and capable of operating out of short runways. The Air Force did not initially look favorably upon the proposal, since it did not need for a lightweight fighter. However, it did need a new trainer to replace the Lockheed T-33, and in June of 1956 the Air Force announced that it was going to acquire the trainer version, the T-38 Talon. On April 25, 1962, the Department of Defense announced that it had chosen the aircraft for its Military Assistance Program (MAP). America's NATO and SEATO allies would now be able to acquire a supersonic warplane of world-class quality at a reasonable cost. On August 9, 1962 the aircraft was given the official designation of F-5A Freedom Fighter. Optimized for the air-to-ground role, the F-5A had only a very limited air-to-air capability, and was not equipped with a fire-control radar. The F-5B was the two-seat version of the F-5A. It was generally similar to the single-seat F-5A but had two seats in tandem for dual fighter/trainer duties. Although all F-5A production was intended for MAP, in October 1965, the USAF "borrowed" 12 combat-ready F-5As from MAP supplies and sent them to Vietnem with the 4503rd Tactical Fighter Wing for operational service trials. This program was given the code name of *Skoshi Tiger" ("little" Tiger). and it was during this tour of duty that the F-5 picked up its Tiger nickname. On November 20, 1970, the Northrop entry was declared the winner of the IFA (International Fighter Aircraft) to be the F-5A/B's successor. The emphasis was be on the air-superiority role for nations faced with threats from opponents operating late-generation MiG-21s. An order was placed for five development and 325 production aircraft. In January of 1971, it was reclassified as F-5E. The aircraft came to be known as *Tiger II* The US Navy Fighter Weapons School (the so-called "Top Gun" school) at NAS Miramar acquired a total of ten F-5Es and three F-5Fs for dissimilar air combat training. Because of the F-5's characteristics, which were similar to the MiG-21, was used as 'agressor' aircraft, equipping the FWS and VF-126 at NAS Miramar, plus VF-43 at NAS Oceana. All three units later disposed of their Tiger IIs in favor of the General Dynamics F-16N. These Tiger IIs were passed on to VF-95 at NAS Key West and VFA-127 at NAS Fallon. During FY 1996, VFC-13 moved from NAS Miramar, CA, to NAS Fallon, NV, and transitioned from 12 F/A-18 to 25 F-5 aircraft. VFC-13's flight hour program will increase to offset the scheduled decommissioning of the two remaining Active Component adversary squadrons, VF-45 and VFA-127. This transition to the F-5 adversary aircraft will provide Active and Reserve Navy pilots with air-to-air combat training at significant savings to the taxpayer. Recent estimates show that the F-5 can be operated at one third of what it costs to operate an F/A-18 |
I just read the Wikipedia article on |
Makes sense, its where most of the movie was shot. |
That is a possibility I did not consider. The Phillipines DID operate F-5B's. |
What is funny, is that in your screenshot they all appear to be single seat models. |
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And now they have two seats! I hate Hollywood. I concede. Phillipines, tip tanks and two seats=F-5B. |
1960s -- Bomb-laden F-5 aircraft are shown here refueling from an KC-135 tanker before striking a Viet Cong position in South Vietnam. www.af.mil/photos/index.asp?galleryID=163&page=1 
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Now President Bush most likely did fly T-38s when he was going through pilot training, but it was F-102s that he flown in the ANG. F-102 
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I always liked the way those, and the 106's looked. Heard the 102's were kind of a pig though. |