Comparison of Mitsubishi T-2 and Northrop F-5 Tiger

Attribute	Mitsubishi T-2 ×	Northrop F-5 Tiger ×
General
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	Northrop Grumman
Model	Mitsubishi T-2	Northrop F-5 Tiger
Country	Japan	United States
Manufactured from (year)	1971	1962
Manufactured to (year)	1988	1987
Type	Military Trainers	Fighter Jets
Icao	T2	F5
Performance
Engine	2x Ishikawa-Harima TF40-801A	2x General Electric J85-GE-21B turbojet
Power, lbf (lbf)	7,140	5,000
Avionics	Mitsubishi Electric J/AWG-11, French Thomson-CSF HUD, Lear-Siegler 501OBL AHRS	Emerson Electric AN/APQ-153/157/159, AN/APG-69
Max cruise speed (km/h)	1,704	1,737
Approach speed (km/h)	-	230
Travel range (km)	2,871	3,723
Fuel economy (km/l)	-	1.614
Service ceiling (m)	15,240	15,789
Rate of climb (m/sec)	177.8	175.26
Take off distance (m)	-	884
Landing distance (m)	-	762
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	12,800	11,192
Max payload (kg)	2,700	3,200
Fuel tank capacity (l)	3,823	2,650
Dimensions
Seats	2	1
Exterior length (m)	17.85	14.45
Tail height (m)	4.39	4.06
Fuselage diameter (m)	1.1	1
Wing span (m)	7.88	8.13
Wing tips	No Winglets	No Winglets