1/48 AFV Club RF-5E Tiger eye (RoCAF  12SQ)

Gallery Article by Richard Chang on Oct 19 2011

 

R-CH-1 resurgence number reconnaissance aircraft which and RF-104G reconnaissance aircraft gradually separation uses after Republic of China Air force. Republic of China Air force decided that will fly the hour few 7 F-5E re-equipping will be the reconnaissance aircraft, although at that time the Chinese flew in circles the company to strive for vigorously, but Republic of China Air force handed over in 1997 F-5E re-equipping plan by the Singapore astronavigation carries out. 

 

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RF-5E contrasts the improvement which F-5E does to have the demolition radar and right flank 1 M39A3 aerial cannon, the nose increases 50cm. Moreover in detects according to machine the nose cabin, before the establishment has, diagonal one, underneath three to detect according to the window, provides visible light KA95, 97 to detect according to the equipment and the RS-710E infrared camera, installs 900 contrast cameras underneath the cabin, the cabin interior the radar indicator demolition, re-equips 900 camera monitor display, moreover to be balanced the RF-5E machine nose to lengthen and to install the weight which the camera produces, installed underneath the airplane tail with the F-5F double-seater same pattern counterweight, in the cabin the light net still retained, hung the AIM-9P4 Sidewinder air-to-air missile after Canada, RF-5E still had the certain extent air fight ability. 

The RF-5E reconnaissance aircraft taught the duty besides the normal war still to support the national territory exploration and the disaster rescues. At 921 earthquakes, in the middle of 88 floods once set out the photography disaster situation to supply the rescue unit to refer. 

Richard Chang

      

Photos and text © by Richard Chang