US Navy’s search for an advanced carrier-based air superiority fighter In an effort to support the Department of Defense’s goal of commonality with the Air Force and its F-111A, General…
The Eagle’s AIM-7 Sparrow missile was significantly less powerful than the Phoenix missile system. Research revealed that 170 F-14 Tomcats could equal 290 F-15 Eagles in terms of defense The…
“Some Eagle pilots mockingly suggested we should paint our aircraft like submarines: ‘Just think: That brief hesitation as he thinks What’s that submarine doing up there?’,” Robert “Scout” Winebrenner, former F-15C…
The F-15A Eagle prototype, which was based on the McDonnell Douglas 199-B design, was the first aircraft to leave the company’s St. Louis, Missouri, plant on June 26, 1972. The…
The F-15EX Eagle II, the newest fighter in the Air Force, received its official name and role on April 7, 2021 The name and official role of the F-15EX Eagle…