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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-15 MANX Concept name for a tailless variant of the F-15 ACTIVE, but the NASA ACTIVE experimental aircraft was never modified to be tailless. [citation needed]
F-15 ACTIVE lasted from 1993 to 1999, with thrust vectoring demonstrated at up to Mach 1.95 on 31 October 1996. The aircraft would later be used in the F-15 IFCS (Intelligent Flight Control System) program from 1999 to 2008. The airplane was also used for the Space-Based Range Demonstration and Certification project under the Exploration ...
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."
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, an American-designed air-superiority fighter aircraft; McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD, a technology demonstrator based on the F-15 Eagle; McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, an all weather strike fighter derived from the F-15 Eagle; Northrop F-15 Reporter, a photo-reconnaissance variant of the P-61 Black Widow
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.
7 March 1986: F-15A, 76-0055, of the 426th TFTS, 405th TTW, USAF, crashed after a mid-air collision with F-15 76-0074 [7] near Luke AFB. Pilot of one ejected and survived, the other did not eject and was killed. [13] 7 March 1986: F-15A, 76-0074, of the 426th TFTS, 405th TTW, USAF, crashed after a mid-air collision with F-15 76-0055 [7] near ...
Georgia vs. Georgia Tech is a 130-year rivalry that has well-earned the moniker "Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate," one of the best in college football.
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 ...