McDonnell Douglas F-15A/B Eagle
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Air superiority fighter, multirole combat aircraft (A-Model), Trainer
w/ combat capability (B-Model)
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| Manufacturer(s) | McDonnell Douglas |
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| Prototype first flight | 27 July 1972 (F-15A), 7 July 1973
(F-15B) |
Introduction | 9 January 1976 (F-15A) |
| Produced | 1972–1979 |
Number built | 1532 Total : 384 (F-15A), 61 (F-15B) |
| Status | Retired |
Crew | 1 (A-Model), 2 (B-Model) |
| Variants | |||
| YF-15A | Prototypes and pre-production a/c. 10 copies. | ||
| F-15A | Single-seat all-weather air-superiority fighter version, 384 built in 1972–1979 | ||
| F-15B | Two-seat training version, formerly designated TF-15A, 61 built in 1972–1979 | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 19.43 m |
Empty Weight | 11734 kg |
| Wingspan | 13.06 m |
Loaded Weight | 20184 kg |
| Height | 5.64 m |
Max takeoff weight | 30844 kg |
| Wing area | 56.5 m² |
Wing loading | 357 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1
Vulcan nose mounted 6-barrel rotary cannon |
Ammunition Carried |
940 |
| Hardpoints | Total 11 (not including CFTs): two
under-wing (each with additional two missile launch rails), four
under-fuselage (for semi-recessed carriage of AIM-7 Sparrows) and
a single centerline pylon station, optional fuselage pylons (which
may include conformal fuel tanks, known initially as Fuel And Sensor
Tactical (FAST) pack for use on the C model) with a capacity of
7300 kg,with provisions to carry combinations of: |
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| Missiles | 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder 8× AIM-120 AMRAAM |
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| Bombs | Bomb Mark 82 Bomb Mark 84 GBU-10 GBU-31 |
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| Other | MXU-648 Cargo/Travel Pod – to carry personal belongings, and small pieces of maintenance equipment. | ||
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 afterburning low-bypass turbofan
engines
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| Dry thrust | 6663.38 kgp
(64.9 kN) each |
Thrust with afterburner | 10813.82 kgp (106.4 kN) each |
| Thrust/weight | 1.15
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Fuel Capacity | 4930
kg internally* |
(*) up to 3× 2300 L external drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 2656 km/h
(Mach 2.5) at high altitude 1448 km/h (Mach 1.2) at low altitude |
Cruise Speed | 930 km/h
at 3048 m |
| Rate of Climb | 250 m/s |
Service ceiling | 19812 m |
| Combat Range | 1965 km for interdiction mission |
Ferry Range | 5552 km |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | ||
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