The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected McDonnell Douglas's design in 1969 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority fighter.

Intended for the Dual-Role Fighter (DRF) program (initially called Enhanced Tactical Fighter), the F-15E was designed in the 1980s for long-range, high-speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic-warfare aircraft.

2020年1月1日 · “The F-15’s versatile pulse-Doppler radar system can look up at high-flying targets and down at low-flying targets without being confused by ground clutter. It can detect and track aircraft and small high-speed targets at distances beyond visual range down to close range, and at altitudes down to treetop level.

2023年2月13日 · Before the development of the F-22 Raptor, the F-15 Eagle ruled the skies. It replaced the vaunted F-111 as the U.S. military's primary fighter bomber and, for much of its life, it was the fast-moving air superiority fighter, king of all air superi…

2021年11月17日 · Both the United States and Qatar should be happy with their F-15 variants. They are fast and well-armed with the latest in sensors and avionics. The F-15EX is expensive for a fourth-generation fighter and the F-15QA has already had a problem when it landed awkwardly in Illinois earlier this year.

2006年3月22日 · * In 1991, after the Gulf War, the Saudis began shopping for new weapons, and MDD tried to sell them a single-seat version of the Strike Eagle designated the "F-15F", which Congress shot down; then a two-seat tuned-down version of the Strike Eagle designated the "F-15H", which Congress also shot down; and then another proposal along the same lin...

2022年10月21日 · Just 29,000 pounds of ordnance screaming at twice the speed of sound. On Valentine’s Day 1991, U.S. Air Force Captain Richard “TB” Bennett was at the stick of an F-15 Strike Eagle, a ground...

2024年2月22日 · Boeing’s BA +1.6% latest version of the storied F-15 Eagle, the F-15EX Eagle II, can reach nearly Mach 3 at full throttle. The Air Force plans to buy just 104 of them.

2025年2月12日 · F-15, twin-engine jet fighter produced by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation of the United States. Based on a design proposed in 1969 for an air-superiority fighter, it has also been built in fighter-bomber versions.

2024年7月4日 · Simple Flying now looks at five essential functions of the F-15 that have made it so incredibly successful in aerial combat and keep it relevant today despite a preponderance of 5th-generation stealth fighters. The official US Air Force fact sheets explain how the F-15's multi-mission avionics system sets this aircraft apart from other fighters.