Here’s a great slideshow of F-15’s.
To me, all other fighters are the shadows cast on the wall of the cave. The F-15 is the Platonic ideal of the fighter jet. You are welcome to your contrary, wrong opinion.
For sheer 1980’s coolness only the F-14 is a rival, mostly due to its great starring role in a cool but ok movie.
https://www.nationalreview.com/photo...eagle/#slide-1
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Hollywood aside, as a practical weapons system it actually sucked. The AIM54 is a cool missile until you actually tried to hit something with one.Originally Posted by TR675
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I’ve always liked those two, as well as the F16 and F18. But watching an F35 tear up the sky above Tucson a couple of weeks ago really got my heart beating faster. Such a cool aircraft.
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Great slide show, too bad they omitted one of the best dressed Eagles from Oregon's 173 Fighter Squadron
It is a great-looking twin-engine fighter.
Climbs, too. http://www.utc.com/News/PW/Pages/40-...-to-Climb.aspx
The F15 might be getting a new lease on life...though this proposal isn’t without controversy.
USAF's Next Budget Request Will Include New F-15X Advanced Eagle Fighter Jets: Report
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When I was in middle school I wanted to be a F-15 pilot in the worst way..... still think it is the best looking plane in the sky.
The Navy F14 vs. Air Force F15 trolling when Top Gun 2 started filming was pretty epic.
https://twitter.com/@twitter/status/https://twitter.com/usairforce/status/1002195457542586370?s=20
https://twitter.com/@twitter/status/https://twitter.com/usairforce/status/1002270280822198272?s=20
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Strategy Page: Warplanes: The X Factor
March 16, 2019: The U.S. Air Force says it is buying 80 updated F-15C fighters to complement the new F-35 and (unofficially) make up for the fact that the air force is not getting as many F-35s as it believes it needs. There will be two variants, the single F-15CX and the two-seat F-15DX. Normally the two-seat version is for training but in this case the DX version provides the option to provide a GIB (Guy in the Back) to help with the use of the F-15X as a bomb truck for F-35s and F-22s. These two stealthy aircraft, especially the F-35, have demonstrated the ability to remain silent (few radio and radar transmissions) to detect targets and have less stealthy aircraft (or missile units on the ground) launch weapons to destroy the target. Israeli F-35s, the only ones with combat experience, may have already demonstrated this technique over Syria.
The X version would combine years of experience and upgrades for American and foreign F-15s to produce a more capable (better electronics and larger bomb load) and durable (built to operate for 12,000 flight hours) aircraft. The X model would carry up to 14 tons of bombs and missiles and be built to avoid a lot of the structural fatigue problems F-15Cs encountered. While the two-seat F-15E fighter-bomber is still available for sale new, all existing F-15Cs are at least 30 years old.
On paper, the F-35 will eventually (5-10 years) become cheaper to maintain and operate than the F-15C. The F-15X will have a cost advantage immediately. The manufacturer is willing to produce them at a fixed cost (about $72 million each) and absorb any unforeseen costs. The manufacturer has additional incentives to make the F-15X work; export sales.
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