McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration

[GTX_Admin]

Good man Moritz! :)

[Diamondback]

Useful bit of data for anyone doing a build with Stations 1/9 installed: Per Boeing via one of the guys at ARC if memory serves, the outboards are only rated for 1000lb. Each LAU-128 adds 87#, so...

IF we assume an AIM-9X load...
376# = 2x AIM-9X
174# = 2x LAU-128
# = 2x ADU-552 rail adapter
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550# missiles and launchers means you're looking at about 450# available for A-G stores. Maybe a LAU-117+Maverick...

[Weaver]

Why are the Eagle's wing tips not used for missile rails or pods?

Well, they weren't needed when it was first designed and then flight tests showed that the trimmed back tips the production aircraft have were better than the squared-off tips of the prototypes (not sure if there was a drag penalty or some other complication).

I seem to recall it was flutter, but don't hold me to that.....

[Daryl J.]

Land a F-15 at PDX's south runway and damage it so badly the runway needs closed.   After closing the runway, land another F -15 on the north runway and catch fire closing tat runway too.

Wait!    That doesn't belong here......it is what really happened on 6-6-13. 

[kitnut617]

Land a F-15 at PDX's south runway and damage it so badly the runway needs closed.   After closing the runway, land another F -15 on the north runway and catch fire closing tat runway too.

Wait!    That doesn't belong here......it is what really happened on 6-6-13.

Not quite what this report says Daryl ---

http://www.koin.com/2013/06/06/airplane-blows-2-tires-on-pdx-landing/

[Daryl J.]

They omitted that the south runway construction closure is to repair F -15 caused damage.        We love our OR ANG Eagles here but they are getting old.   


And we have been lobbying to get some custom painted tails on one or two, but to no avail.

[GTX_Admin]

F-15 target drone...

[Rickshaw]

F-15 target drone...

Aren't they all? 

[Grabs hat, coat, departs...]

[Daryl J.]

Dedicated recce variant for countries who did not have access to satellite intel say from 1988-2000 or so.

[elmayerle]

Dedicated recce variant for countries who did not have access to satellite intel say from 1988-2000 or so.

Or production F-15D's modified on the line to be capable of using the recce pod developed under the Peek Eagle tests.  The pod's easy enough to do by combining two F-14 TARPS pods.  Soaring Eagles has a beautiful picture of the testbed in flight and some of the early Aerofax F-15 books have good details on the pod itself.

[Diamondback]

Well, the SA and SE are probably NOT using the old -A SUU-61 pylons for STN's 1/9... I just got my Hasegawa "A" (really a C with some backdating parts) and mocked it up, and for the shoulder rails they show the SE and proposals for SA having, the pylon needs to be at least as deep as the inboard SUU-59s.

I'm not even sure there'd be clearance for two AIM-9X or AIM-120 using a Dual Rail Adapter hung off the SUU-61... which would would really only need clearance for the upper fins.

EDIT: taking measurements confirms it. In 1/48, the SUU-59 is 6.5mm from wing lower surface to the centerline of the ADU-552's, while the SUU-61 is only 5mm to its bottom surface. Measuring from the top of the pylon at the wing LE to the bottom, SUU-59 is 12mm tall, -61 only 5, which says it needs to be upscaled by a factor of 2.5 in the vertical axis, or replaced with a longitudinally-reduced SUU-59 derivative.

[Daryl J.]

Those who control the seas control everything.

F-15E Strike Eagles carrying extended range Harpoons for a land based anti-shipping role.   Bases will include the massive Dwight D. Eisenhower air base known as the Interstate system along the US west coast.

[elmayerle]

The way California maintains their highways?  There's better bases out there.

[Daryl J.]

 

[Diamondback]

I wouldn't base a Fieseler Storch on some of the Kommiefornia highways I've had to endure on vacation. LOL

[Daryl J.]

There is a rumor the F-15s heading to the Saudis have strengthened outer wings and functioning stations 1 and 9.   

[Diamondback]

ISTR that it was in the contract, but have yet to see any photos with Stn 1/9 fitted.

[ysi_maniac]

What if synthesis between contenders?

[taiidantomcat]

[elmayerle]

Beautiful work by Phillip Castle, there.  I definitely need to acquire second copies of his art collections.

[kitnut617]

Interestingly, I've just been reading in 'Battle Flight', the RAF had considered acquiring the F-15B and then converting it into a two-seat interceptor using Brit equipment plus drogue & probe IFR but keeping the F100 engines.  It all came to an end because of the cost to do this alone and even a sub-assembly line set up in Europe to supply the UK, Germany and France didn't come to much either.

But it would make an interesting model to make ---

[elmayerle]

Well, I need to draw it up,   but I can see a retractable probe and drogue installation that could fit where the flying boom receptacle is now and a couple bays forward in the LERX.  It'd be telescoping, but it would work.

[ChernayaAkula]

RAF Eagles sound great! :) Both in fighter and ground-pounder versions. Think of all the camos the Tornadoes sported. And all the squadrons they flew with. And the armament options.... 

Regarding the IFR probe placement: I did a couple of French Eagle profiles. One of them had a Mirage F.1-style IFR probe:

[taiidantomcat]

[taiidantomcat]