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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #175 on: June 03, 2014, 11:51:55 PM »
I see what you mean! Working in 3D can be "fun" LOL
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #176 on: June 04, 2014, 09:02:48 AM »
Regarding engine nozzles, only the F-15's for Korea and Singapore have the F110, everything else has F100's of various marks.  For the RAF, I can easily see RR/Allison working with SNECMA on a nozzle for an afterburning TF41 based on SNECMA's experience with the TF105 and TF306 derivatives of the TF30.  The nozzles on these look very similar to M53 nozzles.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #177 on: June 04, 2014, 03:12:54 PM »
Regarding engine nozzles, only the F-15's for Korea and Singapore have the F110, everything else has F100's of various marks.


Errr...I understood Saudi Arabia was re-engining some of theirs with GE110s

Edit:  these photos would see to confirm it:


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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #178 on: June 04, 2014, 07:53:43 PM »
Yes, those are definitely F110 nozzles.  Good on them.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #179 on: June 04, 2014, 08:35:32 PM »
The F110 nozzle look a little like the M53 nozzles Evan, but I'm working towards something like those Saudi ones

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #180 on: June 22, 2014, 06:06:56 AM »
Not sure if this has been asked before, but can the Sparrow be mounted on the two rails off the main pylon ?  I've seen photos of an AIM-120 in that position.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #181 on: September 21, 2014, 09:10:53 AM »
I see that the US is poised to sell Poland JASSMs to be carried by their F-16s.  Going to the scenario of Larry Bond's "Cauldron" with Poland operating F-15s, I could just see Polish F-15s carrying a pair of air-launched TSSAMs for use against Confederation forces.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #182 on: January 24, 2015, 04:51:07 AM »
Stealth F-15 as posted by pedrospe over on Secret Projects:




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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #183 on: January 24, 2015, 08:12:06 PM »
I read a few years back that modernised, surplus F-15A/B/C/Ds, taken from desert storage, would be both cheaper and significantly more capable than new build F-16s or F/A-18s, no one ever took up the option though.  This was actually pre Silent Eagle and AESA considering those mods are for the most part suitable to retrofit to refurbished older airframes it would make this proposition even more attractive.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #184 on: January 25, 2015, 01:05:02 AM »
I'd probably leave the F-15A and F-15B models there for last choice.  The F-15C/D models have the "common engine bays" that allow installation of either F100s or F110s.  If memory serves me correctly, their structure was also redesigned and strengthened relative to that of the F-15A/B.  Too, the F-15C/D can accept FASTPACs, I'm not sure stock F-15A/Bs can.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #185 on: January 26, 2015, 02:52:10 AM »
Thats a nice looking model  :-*
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #186 on: February 08, 2015, 02:31:00 AM »
I'd probably leave the F-15A and F-15B models there for last choice.  The F-15C/D models have the "common engine bays" that allow installation of either F100s or F110s.  If memory serves me correctly, their structure was also redesigned and strengthened relative to that of the F-15A/B.  Too, the F-15C/D can accept FASTPACs, I'm not sure stock F-15A/Bs can.

Stronger airframes would be desired if someone was looking to use it in a strike role with low level flying. Take a D model and make a low budget Strike Eagle.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #187 on: February 08, 2015, 11:16:54 PM »
Didn't Israel use C/Ds for their raid against Tunisia before they got their Es?

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #188 on: February 09, 2015, 02:46:02 AM »
Didn't Israel use C/Ds for their raid against Tunisia before they got their Es?

Yes - although a one-off mission is different from prolonged, dedicated use.
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #189 on: February 09, 2015, 06:36:57 AM »
Didn't Israel use C/Ds for their raid against Tunisia before they got their Es?

Yes - although a one-off mission is different from prolonged, dedicated use.
And the F-15E has an even more beefed up airframe from the F-15C/D.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #190 on: February 09, 2015, 09:00:47 AM »
Not to mention all the F-15s built with 'under-spec' longerons by the boys at Mc-D in St. Louis, anbd wouldn't ya know that
one of the people involved in that "accidental" use of out-of spec parts ended up as an exec in post-merger McD controlled
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #191 on: February 09, 2015, 09:02:12 AM »
No to mention all the F-15s built with 'under-spec' longerons by the boys at Mc-D in St. Louis, anbd wouldn't ya know that
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #192 on: February 09, 2015, 09:22:45 AM »
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #193 on: February 10, 2015, 02:45:02 AM »
Ok folks - back on topic!

Discuss:

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #194 on: February 10, 2015, 02:45:26 AM »
Random Idea:  Indian Air Force F-15
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #195 on: February 10, 2015, 04:16:16 AM »
Ok folks - back on topic!

Discuss:




As I understand it on the real thing, the canards were really F-18 tailplanes, is that correct

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #196 on: February 10, 2015, 06:38:08 AM »
Ok folks - back on topic!

Discuss:




As I understand it on the real thing, the canards were really F-18 tailplanes, is that correct

That's also my understanding.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #197 on: February 10, 2015, 06:39:40 AM »
Random Idea:  Indian Air Force F-15
instead of their Su-27s and other Flanker variants or in addition to?  I wonder if "in addition to" would see a F-15 airframe trialed with AL-31F engines?

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #198 on: February 11, 2015, 02:28:37 AM »
I was thinking instead of…though both could be interesting...
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #199 on: February 11, 2015, 02:36:28 AM »
Imagine an F-15 in this scheme:



or this:



Or just this:

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