Comparison of Dornier Alpha Jet and Northrop F-5 Tiger

Attribute	Northrop F-5 Tiger ×	Dornier Alpha Jet ×
General
Manufacturer	Northrop Grumman	Dornier GmbH
Model	Northrop F-5 Tiger	Dornier Alpha Jet
Country	United States	Germany
Manufactured from (year)	1962	1973
Manufactured to (year)	1987	1991
Type	Fighter Jets	Military Aircraft
Icao	F5	AJET
Performance
Engine	2x General Electric J85-GE-21B turbojet	2x 2 × SNECMA Turbomeca Larzac 04-C6
Power, lbf (lbf)	5,000	3,000
Avionics	Emerson Electric AN/APQ-153/157/159, AN/APG-69	-
Max cruise speed (km/h)	1,737	1,000
Approach speed (km/h)	230	167
Travel range (km)	3,723	2,945
Fuel economy (km/l)	1.614	1.678
Service ceiling (m)	15,789	15,240
Rate of climb (m/sec)	175.26	60.96
Take off distance (m)	884	410
Landing distance (m)	762	610
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	11,192	8,000
Max payload (kg)	3,200	2,500
Fuel tank capacity (l)	2,650	1,900
Dimensions
Seats	1	2
Exterior length (m)	14.45	13.23
Tail height (m)	4.06	4.19
Fuselage diameter (m)	1	-
Wing span (m)	8.13	9.11
Wing tips	No Winglets	No Winglets