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F-15 Strike Eagle
The Boeing (formerly
McDonnell Douglas) F-15 Eagle is an American-built
all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain
and maintain air superiority in aerial combat.
It first flew in July of 1972. A
derivative of the aircraft is the F-15E Strike
Eagle, a highly successful all-weather strike
fighter which entered service in 1988.
The F-15's maneuverability
is derived from low wing loading (weight to
wing area ratio) with a high thrust-to-weight
ratio enabling the aircraft to turn tightly
without losing airspeed. The F-15 can climb
to 30,000 ft. in around 60 seconds. The weapons
and flight control systems are designed so
one person can safely and effectively perform
air-to-air combat.
The head-up display projects through a combiner,
all essential flight information gathered
by the integrated avionics system. This display,
visible in any light condition, provides the
pilot information necessary to track and destroy
an enemy aircraft without having to look down
at cockpit instruments.A
multimission avionics system includes a Head-Up
Display, advanced radar, inertial navigation
system, flight instruments, ultra high frequency
communications, tactical navigation system
and Instrument Landing System. It also has
an internally mounted, tactical electronic-warfare
system, "identification friend or foe"
system, electronic countermeasures suite and
a central digital computer.
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