In a couple of days, some of our F-5 Tiger II will make their last flights. In 2007 those Beauties where far from the scrapyard, dayglow and grey together fighting against the coming storm.
Swiss Air Force's F-5 Tiger II are equipped with a two-position nose landing gear; compressed it operated like the original, but extended (before takeoff) it raised the nose and reduces takeoff distance by almost 20%. But it tooks longer to range the gear