Boeing F-15 Eagle - A Legend is Born

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is an all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It was developed for the United States Air Force, and first flew in July 1972. The F-15E Strike Eagle derivative is an all-weather strike fighter that entered service in 1989.

The F-15's versatile pulse-Doppler radar system can look up at high-flying targets and down at low-flying targets without being confused by ground clutter. It can detect and track aircraft and small high-speed targets at distances beyond visual range down to close range, and at altitudes down to treetop level. The radar feeds target information into the central computer for effective weapons delivery. For close-in dogfights, the radar automatically acquires enemy aircraft, and this information is projected on the head-up display. The F-15's electronic warfare system provides both threat warning and automatic countermeasures against selected threats. Because of the advanced electronics deployed on the F-15, the aircraft was given the nickname "Starship" by users.

The Eagle can be armed with combinations of four different air-to-air weapons: AIM-7F/M Sparrow missiles or AIM-120 AMRAAM advanced medium range air-to-air missiles on its lower fuselage corners, AIM-9L/M Sidewinder or AIM-120 missiles on two pylons under the wings, and an internal M61A-1 20 mm Gatling gun in the right wing root.

The first kill in an F-15 was by IAF ace Moshe Melnik in 1979. In 1979-81 during Israeli-Lebanese border disputes, F-15As downed 13 Syrian MiG-21 "Fishbeds" and two Syrian MiG-25 "Foxbats", the latter being the aircraft the F-15 was designed to kill. F-15A and B models were used by Israel during the Bekaa Valley operation. During the 1982 Lebanon War, the Israeli F-15s shot down 40 Syrian jet fighters (23 MiG-21 "Fishbeds" and 17 MiG-23 "Floggers") and one Syrian SA.342L Gazelle helicopter.

The USAF deployed F-15C, D and E models to the Persian Gulf in 1991 in support of Operation Desert Storm where they accounted for 36 of the 39 Air Force air-to-air victories. F-15Es were operated mainly at night, hunting modified SCUD missile launchers and artillery sites using the LANTIRN system. According to the USAF, its F-15Cs had 34 confirmed kills of Iraqi aircraft during the 1991 Gulf War, mostly by missile fire: five MiG-29 "Fulcrums," two MiG-25 "Foxbats," eight MiG-23 "Floggers," two MiG-21 "Fishbeds," two Su-25 "Frogfoots", four Su-22 "Fitters", one Su-7, six Mirage F1s, one Il-76 cargo plane, one Pilatus PC-9 trainer, and two Mi-8 helicopters.

Royal Saudi Air Force F-15C pilots shot down two Iraqi Mirage F1s during the Gulf War.

USAF F-15Cs shot down four Yugoslav MiG-29s using AIM-120 missiles during NATO's 1999 intervention in Kosovo, Operation Allied Force.

During Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, F-15Es were credited with destroying 60% of the total force of the Iraqi Medina Republican Guard. They also scored hits on 65 MiGs on the ground, and destroyed key air defense and command buildings, which saw F-15Es flying deep into the well protected areas of Baghdad.

As of 2008, the F-15 in all air forces has an air-to-air combined kill record of 104 kills to 0 losses in air combat. To date, no air superiority versions of the F-15 (A/B/C/D models) have ever been shot down by enemy aircraft. Over half of the F-15's kills were made by Israeli Air Force pilots.

The U.S Air Force plans to keep the F-15 in service until 2025.

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[V3N0M0US007]

f-15 is betterthen f-16???

[cyberarmy007]

Who says that? I don't understand the question! The F-15 is an air superiority fighter, the F-16 is a multirole jet fighter. I would imagine, both airplanes are world class!

[snarwars]

Best aircraft over all in and in almost every category, the Raptor will never reach her combat record in the air and ground.

[cyberarmy007]

That is hardly possible. The F-22 Raptor is only used by the US Air Force. The F-15 Eagle is used by USA, Israel, Japan and Saudi Arabia. Over half of the F-15's kills were made by Israeli Air Force pilots.

[snarwars]

well, still, that is the US fault for not selling it making tons of money, so

[cyberarmy007]

Yes, but don't forget, the F-22 is very expensive. In April 2006, the cost of the F-22 was assessed by the Government Accountability Office to be $361 million per aircraft. Not every Defense Department has so much money!

[VinuraVinura]

"may you reign supreme in your domain"

indeed. this plane had no equal back in its day

[patriot0048]

The F15 can still handle anything the communist world dishes out INCLUDING the su27 as this aircraft is inferior to the F15.

[357223308]

@XxPhoenixHarpyexX2

Oh really? And I suppose Mikoyan-Gurevich did'nt "borrow" the technolgy developed by Focke-Wulf, Heinkel, or Messerschmit in developing the Soviet Unions first successful jet, or from Rolls-Royce when designing the engine for the Mig-15, or that the variable geometry swept wing of the General Dynamics F-111 had no influence on the Mig-23? Get real; everyone steals from everyone else.

[jdnic1]

F-15 is the best fighter back then. So good that russian decided to copy its design so in 6 October 1977 mig 29 is born. Can't tell its a lie cuz that's what Mikoyan co. Told the media and the facts are in books and website today

[StopEastPropaganda]

@XxPhoenixHarpyexX2 We wanted Soviet planes to analyze their capabilities. There's a rumore that the F-15 was based off the MiG-25 but that's complete horsecrap, because the F-15 flew before we even got a MiG-25

[XxPhoenixHarpyexX2]

@StopEastPropaganda STFU, your coward nation stole MiG by asking pilots to defect to USA with MiG so that scientist would steal the technology of USSR. Your shitty F-Shit would never have existed today if USA never stole the soviet twchnology. your fvckin F-shit is the deszcendant of Russian Migs. AT that time, migs were the most powerful and all plane you built today was based on the model of MiGs. you should learn to respect the "inventor" of war plane and their "predecessor"

LOSER, OWNED!

[StopEastPropaganda]

@XxPhoenixHarpyexX2 The F-15 wiped the floor with the MiGs, ever hear the saying "when Eagles fly, MiGs die" (also the F-22 is to Sus what the F-15 is to MiGs) 104 to nothing says it all, and where is your backup account on this page??? IT'S NOT!!! you made that account in a pathetic attempt to make yourself look like a victim and now you're trying to pin it on me.

[XxPhoenixHarpyexX2]

@StopEastPropaganda

idiot why did PhoenixharpEY came back at the same time as you did this time??

Fv<K YOU yank, you know shit about airplane . all your shitty planes are shit, uncompare to our forces of might. You suck and your nation suck even more with their shitty garbage. Soviet MiGs are better, can you still remeber the day that americunts tried to steal our MiGs cuz we were too strong for you? IDIOT!

[StopEastPropaganda]

@XxPhoenixHarpyexX2 F-15 is NOT the F-117 idiot

[XxPhoenixHarpyexX2]

@StopEastPropaganda

YES IT WAS LOSER! the blawk shit bird known as "invincible shit" was shot down by a serbian hero nationalist which you probbably dont even know his name cuz you are a noob. i am surprised you havent heard of it, go research it better.

lastly, dont bother me with old comment and dontr bother with theme that you will NOT win any debate...please! i am searching someone who will be a better "debater"

[StopEastPropaganda]

@XxPhoenixHarpyexX2 actually the F-15 was never lost over Serbia

[TheCorstinSephari]

Wow, been a while since I checked the trolling russian on this video. ^-^ Seems he died off.