McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle #3
by Arthur Eggers
Title
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle #3
Artist
Arthur Eggers
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Digital Art - Color Print
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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas to gain and maintain air supremacy in aerial combat. The F-15 was originally envisioned as a pure air superiority aircraf In the mid-1980s the 5th FIS converted to the F-15 Eagles. On December 4, 1984 the first F-15 arrived beginning the 5th FIS conversion from the F-106 to the F-15 Eagles. The F-15s only flew over Minot until the spring of 1988, when the 5th FIS was inactivated. The F-15 Eagle is expected to be in service with the U.S. Air Force past 2025. Newer models are still being produced for foreign users. The F-15 can ultimately trace its origins to the Vietnam War, when the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy fought over tactical aircraft being used in the war. Through this period, studies of combat over Vietnam were producing worrying results. Previous doctrine had stressed long-range combat using missiles, and optimized aircraft for this role. The result was highly loaded aircraft with large radars and excellent speed, but limited maneuverability and often lacking a gun. The Eagle's initial versions were the F-15 single-seat variant and TF-15 twin-seat variant. The F-15 production line is set to end in 2019, 47 years after the type's first flight.
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December 26th, 2016
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