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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #350 on: December 28, 2021, 03:35:09 AM »
I'm sure I've seen that somewhere else, but can't, for the life of me, remember where. :-\

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #351 on: February 17, 2022, 07:37:25 PM »
Conbination of bits from F-15E and F-18F to produce another elegant design (IMHO)


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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #352 on: February 23, 2022, 10:30:57 PM »
This is my view of a Cool F-15.  :smiley:


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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #354 on: March 19, 2022, 02:32:23 AM »


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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #355 on: June 22, 2022, 02:32:09 AM »
F-15S/MTD with no V-stabs:



F-15S/MTD with canted nozzles:



F-15 with chin pods:

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #356 on: June 22, 2022, 06:36:03 AM »
F-15S/MTD with no V-stabs:



Oooooh, now that is sexy!  :-*

Additional idea: YF-23-style butterfly tail?
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #357 on: July 01, 2022, 03:39:01 AM »


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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #358 on: September 03, 2022, 01:53:24 AM »
Via Twitter
Raw URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fbm7PNfXwAM6jYz?format=jpg&name=medium
Text: Little known fact, Boeing later proposed the F-15 Global Strike Eagle that would have put small payloads in orbit via an ICBM motor mounted on its back.  If it had come to fruition, the F-15 would be the only jet that could launch satellites and then also shoot them down.



More information can be found in the original Technical White Paper here: Responsive Air Launch Using F-15 Global Strike Eagle
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #359 on: September 03, 2022, 01:49:17 PM »
I would not want to be the pilot when that rocket ignited!
There must have been a way for the rocket to separate from the aircraft and ignite at a safe distance, I hope!

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #360 on: September 03, 2022, 03:18:09 PM »


CFBV
Beautiful artwork Clave 😍

By all accounts, the McDD F-15 Eagle was the RAAF's prefered choice of the Tactical Fighter Project...

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #361 on: September 04, 2022, 01:44:03 AM »
By all accounts, the McDD F-15 Eagle was the RAAF's prefered choice of the Tactical Fighter Project...

Actually not - it was removed from consideration in 1978 along with the Panavia Tornado.
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #362 on: September 04, 2022, 01:49:34 AM »
Interesting high viz roundels/markings on RSAF F-15SGs - I wonder if anyone has or will release them as decals:





And for comparison, here are the usual markings:

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #363 on: September 04, 2022, 03:15:23 AM »
By all accounts, the McDD F-15 Eagle was the RAAF's prefered choice of the Tactical Fighter Project...


Actually not - it was removed from consideration in 1978 along with the Panavia Tornado.


Further to this, the following book is a good read on the history:

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #364 on: December 30, 2022, 10:23:37 AM »
Holy Thread Revival!!

How about a F-15EXJ "Eagle-Kai" for the JASDF to expand their offensive capabilities?  Using the same F110-GE-132 engine for the proposed F-2-Kai and with some other "plug and play" Japan-specific equipment fits.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #365 on: March 28, 2023, 11:26:52 AM »
Beautiful (IMO) Strike Eagle  :-*


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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #366 on: July 12, 2023, 01:46:00 AM »
Random thought:  if the F-15N had been adopted instead of the F-14, would a later F-15E derived version have made a good replacement for the A-6s and possibly the EA-6s as well?
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #367 on: July 14, 2023, 04:39:20 AM »
F-15 with chin pods:


If I remember correctly, the chin pod disturbed the airflow enough that McDD did not pursue the concept further.  It is attractive, though.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #368 on: July 15, 2023, 01:16:28 AM »




Lionel Light and Ng Tian Lai are probably the least Arabic sounding aircrew names... does the RSAF have a practice of head-hunting other AF pilots?

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #369 on: July 15, 2023, 02:17:29 AM »
Lionel Light and Ng Tian Lai are probably the least Arabic sounding aircrew names... does the RSAF have a practice of head-hunting other AF pilots?

But they are Singaporean names on a Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15... ;)
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #370 on: July 24, 2023, 11:27:35 PM »
SMH! hhaha!  :-[

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #371 on: July 29, 2023, 02:09:43 AM »
S for Singapore, not Saudi!

and R for Republic not Royal
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