History of F-15

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Primary function: Tactical fighter Contractor: McDonnell? Douglas Corp. Power plant: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 or 229 turbofan engines with afterburners Thrust: (C/D models) 23,450 pounds each engine Wing span: 42.8 feet (13 meters) Length: 63.8 feet (19.44 meters) Height: 18.5 feet (5.6 meters) Speed: 1,875 mph (Mach 2.5 plus) Maximum takeoff weight: (C/D models) 68,000 pounds (30,844 kilograms) Ceiling: 65,000 feet (19,812 meters) Range: 3,450 miles (3,000 nautical miles) ferry range with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks Crew: F-15A/C: one. F-15B/D/E: two Armament: One internally mounted M-61A1 20mm 20-mm, six-barrel cannon with 940 rounds of ammunition; four AIM-9L/M Sidewinder and four AIM-7F/M Sparrow air-to-air missiles, or eight AIM-120 AMRAAMs, carried externally. Unit Cost: A/B models - $30.1 million;C/D models - $34.3 million (flyaway costs) Date deployed: July 1972 Inventory (USAF): Active force, 396; Reserve, 0; ANG,126.

*Primary function: Tactical fighter *Contractor: [McDonnell Douglas Corporation]? *Power plant: Two [Pratt and Whitney]? F100-PW-220 or 229 turbofan engines with afterburner?s *Thrust: (C/D models) 23,450 pounds each engine *Wing span: 42.8 feet (13 meters) *Length: 63.8 feet (19.44 meters) *Height: 18.5 feet (5.6 meters) *Speed: 1,875 mph (Mach 2.5 plus) *Maximum takeoff weight: (C/D models) 68,000 pounds (30,844 kilograms) *Ceiling: 65,000 feet (19,812 meters) *Range: 3,450 miles (3,000 nautical miles) ferry range with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks *Crew: F-15A/C: one. F-15B/D/E: two *Armament: One internally mounted M-61A1 20mm 20-mm, six-barrel cannon with 940 rounds of ammunition; four AIM-9L/M Sidewinder? and four AIM-7F/M [Sparrow air-to-air missiles]?, or eight AIM-120 AMRAAMs, carried externally. *Unit Cost: A/B models - $30.1 million;C/D models - $34.3 million (flyaway costs) *Date deployed: July 1972 *Inventory (USAF): Active force, 396; Reserve, 0; ANG,126.