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The F-15 S/MTD was later converted into an advanced flight control technology research aircraft with thrust vectoring nozzles. [130] F-15 IFCS (AF Ser. No. 71-0290) The F-15 ACTIVE was then converted into an intelligent flight control systems research aircraft. F-15B 71-0290 was the oldest F-15 still flying when retired in January 2009. [131] F ...
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle was introduced by the USAF to replace its fleet of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs.Unlike the F-4, the F-15 was designed for air superiority with little consideration for a ground-attack role; the F-15 Special Project Office opposed the idea of F-15s performing interdiction, giving rise to the phrase "Not a pound for air to ground."
The aircraft used for the project was pre-production TF-15A (F-15B) No. 1 (USAF S/N 71-0290), the first two-seat F-15 Eagle built by McDonnell Douglas (out of 2 prototypes [2]), the sixth F-15 off the assembly line, and was the oldest F-15 flying up to its retirement.
The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle.The aircraft resulted from the U.S. Department of Defense's Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD CAPE) study in 2018 to recapitalize the aging F-15C/D fleet due to inadequate numbers of F-22s, delays in the F-35 program, and maintaining diversity in the U ...
Through the Cold War, McDonnell Douglas had introduced and manufactured dozens of successful military aircraft, including the F-15 Eagle in 1974 and [38] the F/A-18 Hornet in 1978, [39] as well as other products such as the Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles. The oil crisis of the 1970s was a serious shock to the commercial aviation industry.
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F-15 City Wars, a 1990 video game developed by American Video Entertainment on Nintendo; F-15 Strike Eagle (video game), a 1984 video game; F-15 Strike Eagle II, a 1989 video game; F-15 Strike Eagle III, a 1993 video game; Jane's F-15, a 1998 video game
Aaron Harrison made a deep 3-pointer with seconds to play to send Kentucky past Wisconsin and into the 2014 national title game. Herald-Leader staff file photo April 4, 2015