F-15 Eagle
The F-15 is a twin engine, extremely maneuverable, all-weather tactical fighter that was designed to gain and maintain air supremacy in aerial combat. With its advanced electronic systems and weaponry the F-15 excels at detecting, acquiring, tracking and attacking enemy aircraft. Using its integrated avionics head-up display system it is able project data directly on the windscreen allowing pilots to track and destroy enemy aircraft without having to look down at cockpit instruments. The F-15 continues to receive extensive upgrades involving the installation or modification of new and existing avionics equipment to enhance its tactical capabilities.
FACTS & STATS:
| First Flown | 1972 |
| Range | 3,450 mi (5,555 km) |
| Length | 63 ft 9 in (19.44m) |
| Engine | Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100, 220 or 229 turbofan engines with afterburners |
| Wingspan | 42 ft 10 in (13m) |
| Max Speed | 1,875 mph (Mach 2.5) |
| Ceiling | 65,000 ft (19,812 m) |
| Weight |
Empty: 31,700 lb. (14,379 kg) |
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Number Built
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1,198 (as of 2007) |
| Armament |
One internally mounted M-61A1 20mm 20-mm, six-barrel cannon with 940 rounds of ammunition; four AIM-9 Sidewinder and four AIM-120 AMRAAMs or eight AIM-120 AMRAAMs, carried externally. |
Image Description:Three F-15 Eagles receive fuel from the Japan based 909th Air Refueling Squadron while flying over the Yukon River in Alaska.
Image Description: An air-to-air view of a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft preparing to refuel an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing as seen from the cockpit of the F-15. The aircraft are flying from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan to Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.
Image Description: An air-to-air side view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft carrying an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile on it’s centerline station.