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In regards to the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is certainly perhaps one of the most solid jet fighters these days. Since its maiden trip in July 1972, this record breakingflying device is a yardstick for jet fighter design. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 turbofan devices, its capable of rates inside the Mach 2.5 range.
The F-15 Eagle can take much and devastating complement of weaponry including its inside 20mm M-61A-1 rotary cannon, plus four AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles, and four AIM-7F Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles. Early manufacturing F-15 was designated the F-15A, once the two-seat variation finished up being called the B model.

In 1979, a better and upgraded F-15 ended up being introduced. One notable modification ended up being a 15per cent increase in interior gas capability, while a lot more fuel had been permitted with the use of conformal tanks that snuggle beneath the wing advertisement facing the jet inlet ramps. In order to accept this extra fuel weight, the landing gear needed to be strengthened. These modified F-15's are called the C-type for the single-seater and F-15D the two chair variation. The F-15C owes its superb performance to numerous technological and electronic wonders, and shall definitely nevertheless play its part as an atmosphere superiority fighter for several years to come.