| Role | Air superiority fighter |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas Boeing Defense, Space & Security |
| First flight | 27 July 1972 |
| Introduction | 9 January 1976 |
| Status | Active |
| Primary users | United States Air Force Japan Air Self-Defense Force Royal Saudi Air Force Israeli Air Force |
| Number built | F-15A/B/C/D/J/DJ: 1,198[1] |
| Unit cost | F-15A/B: US$28 million (1998) F-15C/D: US$30 million (1998) |
General characteristics
- Crew: 1: pilot
- Length: 63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)
- Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.05 m)
- Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.63 m)
- Wing area: 608 ft² (56.5 m²)
- Airfoil: NACA 64A006.6 root, NACA 64A203 tip
- Empty weight: 28,000 lb (12,700 kg)
- Loaded weight: 44,500 lb (20,200 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 68,000 lb (30,845 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-100 or −220 afterburning turbofans
- Dry thrust: 17,450 lbf (77.62 kN) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 25,000 lbf for −220 (111.2 kN for −220) each
- Fuel capacity: 13,455 lb (6,100 kg) internal[96]
- Maximum speed:
- High altitude: Mach 2.5+ (1,650+ mph, 2,665+ km/h)
- Low altitude: Mach 1.2 (900 mph, 1,450 km/h)
- Combat radius: 1,061 nmi (1,222 mi, 1,967 km) for interdiction mission
- Ferry range: 3,450 mi (3,000 nmi, 5,550 km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks
- Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (20,000 m)
- Rate of climb: >50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)
- Wing loading: 73.1 lb/ft² (358 kg/m²)
- Thrust/weight: 1.12 (−220)
- Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon, 940 rounds
- Hardpoints:
Total 11 (not including CFTs): two under-wing (each with additional two
missile launch rails), four 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, known initially as Fuel And Sensor Tactical (FAST) pack for use on the C model) with a capacity of 16,000 lb (7,300 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
- Missiles:
- 4× AIM-7 Sparrow
- 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder
- 8× AIM-120 AMRAAM
- Bombs:
- Other:
- up to 3× 600 US gallons (2,300 L) external drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.
- MXU-648 Cargo/Travel Pod – to carry personal belongings, and small pieces of maintenance equipment.[69]
- Missiles:
- Radar:
- Countermeasures:
- Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod[99]
- Hazeltine AN/APX-76 or Raytheon AN/APX-119 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator[100]
- Magnavox AN/ALQ-128 Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS) – part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)[99]
- Loral AN/ALR-56 Radar warning receivers (RWR) – part of TEWS[101]
- Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems ALQ-135 Internal Countermeasures System (ICS) – part of TEWS[99]
- Marconi AN/ALE-45 Chaff/Flares dispenser system – part of TEWS