McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It is considered among the most successful modern fighters with over 100 aerial combat victories with no losses in dogfights.

• Role:Air superiority fighter
  Manufacturer:McDonnell Douglas, Boeing IDS
  First flight:27 July 1972
  Introduction:9 January 1976
  Status:Active
  Primary users:United States Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Saudi Air Force, Israeli Air Force
  Number built:F-15A/B/C/D/J/DJ: 1,198
  Unit cost:F-15A/B: US$27.9 million (1998),F-15C/D: US$29.9 million (1998)
  Variants:F-15E Strike Eagle, F-15SE Silent Eagle, F-15 S/MTD
• General characteristics
  Crew: 1
  Length: 63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)
  Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.05 m)
  Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.63 m)
  Wing area: 608 ft² (56.5 m²)
  Airfoil: NACA 64A006.6 root, NACA 64A203 tip
  Empty weight: 28,000 lb (12,700 kg)
  Loaded weight: 44,500 lb (20,200 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 68,000 lb (30,845 kg)
  Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F100-100, -220 or -229 afterburning turbofans
  Dry thrust: 17,450 lbf (77.62 kN) each
  Thrust with afterburner: 25,000 lbf for -220; 29,000 lbf for -229 (111.2 kN for -220; 129.0 kN for -229) each
• Performance
  Maximum speed:
  High altitude: Mach 2.5+ (1,650+ mph, 2,660+ km/h)
  Low altitude: Mach 1.2 (900 mph, 1,450 km/h)
  Combat radius: 1,061 nmi (1,222 mi, 1,967 km) for interdiction mission
  Ferry range: 3,450 mi (3,000 nmi, 5,550 km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks
  Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (20,000 m)
  Rate of climb: >50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)
  Wing loading: 73.1 lb/ft² (358 kg/m²)
  Thrust/weight: 1.12 (-220), 1.30 (-229)
• Armament
  Guns: 1× internally mounted 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 gatling gun, 940 rounds
  Hardpoints: four wing, four fuselage, two wing stations, centerline station, optional fuselage pylons with a capacity of 16,000 lb (7,300 kg)
  Missiles:
  AIM-7 Sparrow
  AIM-120 AMRAAM
  AIM-9 Sidewinders
• Avionics
  Radar:
  Raytheon AN/APG-63 or AN/APG-70 or
  Although several F-15C aircraft were produced with APG-70 radar, all have been retrofitted to the AN/APG-63(V)1 configuration
  Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)1 or
  Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)2 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) or
  Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)
  Both active AF and ANG F-15Cs will receive another (up to) 48 V3 units between 2009-2015, over the existing 19 aircraft.
  Countermeasures:
  AN/APX-76 or AN/APX-119 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator
  Magnavox AN/ALQ-128 Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS) -part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)
  Loral AN/ALR-56 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)-part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)
  Northrop ALQ-135 Internal Countermeasures System (ICS) - part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)
  AN/ALE-45 chaff/flare dispensers
  Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engines of an F-15C Eagle
  Others:
  Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System
  MXU-648 Cargo/Travel Pod - to carry personal belongings, and small pieces of maintenance equipment.