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F-15 Eagle

F-15 Eagle

Air Defense Fighters
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Basic Information
Name
F-15 Eagle
Designation
F-15 Eagle
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Air Defense Fighters
Manufacturer
Boeing
Date of Introduction
Description

The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter aircraft designed to outperform and outfight enemy aircraft obtaining air supremacy for the US Air Force. It replaced the F-4 Phantom II in the US Air Force inventory. During the Balkan conflict the F-15s downed four Serbian MiG-29 Fulcrum and 33 out of the 35 fixed-wing aircraft downed during the Gulf War. The success key of the F-15 Eagle is combination of maneuverability, weaponry, advanced avionics and a pulse-Doppler radar system. The pulse-Doppler radar permits to engage multiple low and high flying targets at long range. The F-15's internal countermeasures system provides both threat warning and automatic delivery of countermeasures against selected threats. The F-15A/B aircraft entered service with the US Air Force in 1975. McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing, has produced more than 2,000 aircraft to date for the US Air Force and several customers worldwide. The F-15 Eagle air defense fighter aircraft is armed with an internal 20mm Gatling gun, four medium range AIM-7 Sparrow or AIM-120A/B/C AMRAAM missiles and up to four short range AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. The key sensor provided to the Eagle is the APG-63 pulse Doppler radar which allows to engage the most elusive airborne targets flying at low altitudes. The A, B, C and D models of this aircraft were designed to fly exclusively air defense missions with none or near irrelevant attack capabilities.

Air & Air Defense Specifications
Crew 1
Max Speed 2988.0 km/h
Range 4600.0 km
Overview (Deagel)
Group Air Defense Fighters
Status Retired - No Longer Operational
Also Known As F-15A Baz (Israel Air Force)
Origin United States of America
Contractor Boeing
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) September 1975
First Flight July 1972
Total Production 360
Unitary Cost USD $30 million
Specifications (Deagel)
Crew 1
Number of Engines 2
Dimensions — Height 5.7 meter
Dimensions — Length 19.5 meter
Dimensions — Main Gun Caliber 20 millimeter
Dimensions — Wingspan 13.1 meter
Mass — Empty Weight 12,970 kilogram
Mass — Max Takeoff Thrust 47,660 pound
Mass — Max Takeoff Weight 25,400 kilogram
Performance — Ceiling 19,812 meter
Performance — Max Range 4,600 kilometer
Speed — Top Speed at High Altitude 830 mps
Gear (Deagel)
Item 1 Air-to-Air Missiles: AIM-7M Sparrow (4)
Item 2 Air-to-Air Missiles: AIM-9M Sidewinder (4)
Item 3 ESM & Warning Systems: AN/ALR-56
Item 4 Fighter Aircraft Engines: F100-PW-100 (2)
Item 5 Jamming Systems: AN/ALQ-135 (1)
Item 6 Medium Caliber Cannons: M61A1 (1)
Item 7 Radar Systems: AN/APG-63 (1)
Variants
Variant 1 F-15A Eagle
Variant 2 F-15B Eagle
Variant 3 F-15C Eagle
Variant 4 F-15D Eagle
Variant 5 F-15E Strike Eagle
Variant 6 F-15K Slam Eagle
Variant 7 F-15SG
Variant 8 F-15SA Advanced Eagle
Variant 9 F-15 Silent Eagle
Variant 10 F-15CX Super Eagle
Variant 11 F-15EX Eagle II
Details
Country of Origin United States
Category Multirole Aircraft
Air > Multirole Aircraft
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
19.5 m
Width
13.1 m
Height
5.7 m
Weight
25400 kg
Operators (1)
United States
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