F-15 Eagle

E39378

air superiority fighter fighter aircraft tactical fighter

The F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) for the U.S. Air Force, renowned for its air superiority performance and exceptional combat record.

Aliases (14)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air superiority fighter → fighter aircraft → tactical fighter →
armament	AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles → AIM-7 Sparrow missiles → AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles → M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon →
avionics	pulse-Doppler radar →
combatRecord	no air-to-air combat losses in U.S. service as of early 21st century → very high kill-to-loss ratio →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crew	1 →
crewVariant	2 (F-15D trainer) →
designedFor	air superiority missions → beyond-visual-range combat → close-in dogfighting →
developedFrom	United States Air Force FX program →
engineModel	Pratt & Whitney F100 →
engineType	turbofan →
firstFlight	1972-07-27 →
firstProductionVariant	F-15A →
hardpoints	11 →
height	approximately 5.63 m →
introduced	1976 →
length	approximately 19.43 m →
manufacturer	Boeing → McDonnell Douglas →
maxSpeed	approximately 2655 km/h at high altitude → over Mach 2.5 →
maxTakeoffWeight	approximately 30845 kg →
nicknamed	Eagle →
notableFeature	all-weather capability → high thrust-to-weight ratio → large wing area → twin vertical stabilizers →
numberOfEngines	2 →
operator	United States Air Force →
otherOperator	Israel Air Force → Japan Air Self-Defense Force → Royal Saudi Air Force →
primaryUser	United States Air Force →
radarModel	AN/APG-63 → AN/APG-70 →
rateOfClimb	approximately 15240 m/min →
role	air superiority → all-weather tactical fighter →
serviceCeiling	approximately 20000 m →
status	in service →
successorVariant	F-15C → F-15D → F-15E Strike Eagle →
twoSeatVariant	F-15B →
wingspan	approximately 13.05 m →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Republic of Korea Air Force ("F-15K Slam Eagle") → Royal Saudi Air Force ("F-15C Eagle") → Royal Saudi Air Force ("F-15D Eagle") → Royal Saudi Air Force ("F-15S Strike Eagle") → Royal Saudi Air Force ("F-15SA Strike Eagle") →	operatesAircraft
F-15 Eagle ("F-15C") → F-15 Eagle ("F-15D") → F-15 Eagle ("F-15E Strike Eagle") →	successorVariant
Baltic Air Policing → NATO bombing of Yugoslavia ("F-15E Strike Eagle") →	aircraftUsed
AMRAAM →	compatibleWith
Sukhoi Su-27 ("McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle") →	designedToCounter
Pratt & Whitney ("McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle") →	developedForAircraft
MiG-29 ("McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle") →	developedToCounter
F-15 Eagle ("F-15A") →	firstProductionVariant
Taurus KEPD 350 ("F-15K Slam Eagle") →	launchPlatform
412th Test Wing →	notableAircraftTested
McDonnell Douglas ("McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle") →	notableProduct
McDonnell Douglas ("F-15 fighter series") →	notableSeries
F-15 Eagle ("F-15B") →	twoSeatVariant
Japan Air Self-Defense Force ("Mitsubishi F-15J") →	usesAircraft
Qatar Emiri Air Force ("Boeing F-15QA") →	usesAircraftType