Technical Specifications

Type: single-seat air-superiority fighter

Powerplant: two Pratt & Whitney F-100-PW-100 afterburning turbofans, each of about 15,000-lb (11340-kg) static thrust.

Performance: maximum speed (time limited) 1,650 mph (2655 km/h) or Mach 2.5 at altitude, or 936 mph (1506 km/h) or Mach 1.23 at sea level; action about 600 miles (966 km).

Weights: empty 27,000 lb (12247 kg); normal take-off, clean, with four AIM-7 Sparrow missiles 41,500 lb (18824 kg); maximum take-off 56,000 lb (25402 kg).

Dimensions: span 42 ft 9.5 in (13.04 m); length 63 ft 9.5 in (19.44 m); height 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m); wing area 608 sq ft (56.48 m²).

Armament: one 20-mm M61A1 cannon with 940 rounds, four AIM-7F Sparrow and four AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and five external locations for a maximum of 16,000 lb (7258 kg).

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle variants

F-15A: Initial single-seat production version for USAF and Israeli Air Force, with internal fuel limited to 11,635 lb (5278 kg).

F-15B: Initial two-seat trainer version of F-15A, weighing approximately 800 lb (363 kg) more empty: overall dimensions unchanged but canopy shape revised to allow for second pilot.

F-15C: Improved single-seater with 13,455 lb (6103 kg) of internal fuel, provision for FAST packs, and a programmable radar signal processor; ordered by USAF and Royal Saudi air force, and forms the basis for the F-15J.

F-15D: Two-seat equivalent of F-15C.

F-15DJ: Two-seater for Japan, based on F-15D.

F-15E: Two-seat operational aircraft for USAF with increased emphasis on ground attack; has larger HUD, higher capacity computer, improved equipment cooling, forward-looking infa-red (FLIR) and provision for Maverick and AMRAAM.

F-15J: Single-seater for Japan, based on F-15C, but with locally-developed electronic warfare equipment and CGI data-link; most of these aircraft to be built by Mitsubishi under licence.

TF-15: Original designation for F-15B; abandoned on 1 December 1977.

Strike Eagle: McAir private-venture two-seater with all-weather ground attack capability based on synthetic aperture radar (modified APG-63).

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