F-15C Eagle

F-15C Eagle (Air superiority fighter) – 253 in Air Force and ANG

Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

First flight: 27 July 1972

Introduction: 9 January 1976

Number built: F-15A/B/C/D/J/DJ – 1,198

Unit cost: $30 million (1998)

General characteristics

Crew: 1 pilot

Length: 19.43 m

Wingspan: 13.05 m

Height: 5.63 m

Wing area: 56.5 m²

Empty weight: 12,700 kg

Loaded weight: 20,200 kg

Max. takeoff weight: 30,845 kg

Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 / F100-PW-220 afterburning turbofans

Dry thrust: 6,655 kgf (64.9 kN) each

Thrust with afterburner: 10,778 kgf for F100-PW-220 (105.7 kN) each

Fuel capacity: 6,100 kg internal

Performance

Maximum speed:

High altitude – Mach 2.5+ (2,665+ km/h)

Low altitude – Mach 1.2 (1,450 km/h)

Combat radius: 1,967 km for interdiction mission

Ferry range: 5,550 km with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks

Service ceiling: 20,000 m

Rate of climb: >254 m/s

Wing loading: 358 kg/m²

Thrust/weight: 1.07 (F100-PW-220)

Maximum design g-load: 9 g

Armament

Guns: 1× 20 mm M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon, 940 rounds

Hardpoints: Total 11 (not including CFTs): 2 under-wing (each with additional 2 missile launch rails), 4 under-fuselage (for semi-recessed carriage of AIM-7 Sparrows) and a single centerline pylon station, optional fuselage pylons (which may include conformal fuel tanks) with a capacity of 7,300 kg and provisions to carry combinations of

Missiles:

4× AIM-7 Sparrow;

4× AIM-9 Sidewinder;

8× AIM-120 AMRAAM

Bombs:

Mark-82;

Mark-84;

GBU-10;

GBU-31

Other:

up to 3× 2,300 L external drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time;

MXU-648 Cargo/Travel Pod

Radar:

Raytheon AN/APG-63 or AN/APG-70; or

Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)1; or

Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)2 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA); or

Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA);

Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System

Countermeasures

Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod

Hazeltine AN/APX-76 or Raytheon AN/APX-119 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator

Magnavox AN/ALQ-128 Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS) – part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)

Loral AN/ALR-56 Radar warning receivers (RWR) – part of TEWS

Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems ALQ-135 Internal Countermeasures System (ICS) – part of TEWS

Marconi AN/ALE-45 Chaff/Flares dispenser system – part of TEWS