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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #250 on: July 28, 2016, 03:11:39 AM »
F-15 turns 44 today.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #251 on: November 28, 2016, 04:00:20 PM »
Looks like Japan is considering the quad pack for their F-15s along with upgraded radar etc. to keep them viable.  So who knows these super duper Eagle mods may find a home.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #252 on: February 02, 2017, 12:28:36 AM »
Pretty awesome video of Saudi's new F-15SAs.

https://youtu.be/Z83WLAQujgo

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #253 on: March 25, 2017, 12:49:13 PM »
Scale-o-rama idea: a 1/100 F-15 has about the same length and wingspan as a 1/72 F-16.
Take a Revell 1/100 easykit F-15 for the basic airframe and graft on suitable 1/72 parts from an F-16 or F/A-18.

Maybe in the promo livery of the early Vipers?
One or two engines? There were all sorts of interesting proposals (some more wild than others) for what would later be the "Teen Series".
Add an arrestor hook and a launch bar for a carrier-borne variant? Export carrier-borne multi-role fighter? Not as capable as Tomcats and Hornets, but more modern than Crusaders and Skyhawks and able to use smaller carriers, (such as those of France, the UK or Australia)?
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #254 on: March 25, 2017, 08:55:36 PM »
Scale-o-rama idea: a 1/100 F-15 has about the same length and wingspan as a 1/72 F-16.
Take a Revell 1/100 easykit F-15 for the basic airframe and graft on suitable 1/72 parts from an F-16 or F/A-18.


Pretty much what I did here, 1/100 F-15 wings and 1/72 F-18, F-15 and AV-8B bits. Got myself a Super Harrier AV-19 out of it. There's also a little bit of Panavia Tornado in there too.

The build is here:

http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=286.0
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #255 on: March 26, 2017, 09:10:14 AM »
The F-15C had two 24,000 lbt engines so for my Super Harrier below, I reasoned that if it had a 45,000 lbt engine, then the standard engine air intakes of an F-15 would be about the right size (I did slightly reduce the intake area). The F-35 has one 43,000 lbt engine, so what if you put the fixed air intakes of the F-35 onto an F-15   ???

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #256 on: May 13, 2017, 09:32:31 PM »
Hi I am thinking of doing an RAF strike eagle and putting brimstone and gbu12's on the cft stations, would it be one weapon system on one side or one weapon system on the front and the other on the back stations. Thanks

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #257 on: June 01, 2017, 07:22:25 AM »
So after looking through all 18 pages to see if anyone else had thought of this how does this sound?

Say for some reason that the USAF decides that it really should have had a replacement for the EF-111 available instead of depending on the Navy's EA-6 and EA-18 for the electronic warfare role. The proof of concept is made on an F-15E frame. After it is determined that it will work it is decided to build a limited run, say 24 to 36, with the frame and specs up to the F-15SA standard. The CFTs are for fuel only to extend loiter time. The Vulcan and attendant ammo equipment is deleted to make room for extra internal EW equipment. The two outer hardpoints are activated to carry either missiles or mission specific EW pods. The engines are the F110-GE-132s for some extra thrust.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #258 on: June 01, 2017, 12:20:36 PM »
EF-111A-syle "canoe" on the aircraft centerline?  Both vertical tails having the large EPAWSS pods on the tip?

For a stretch, return to the original wing planform, originally flown on the prototypes, and put EA-18G wingtip pods on the wingtips.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #259 on: June 02, 2017, 02:17:52 AM »
The CFTs are for fuel only to extend loiter time.


I honestly think, the FAST packs would be used as per the ECM option shown below.  This would still allow additional fuel but would put the EW package into a more streamlined package.



Agree removing cannon.  Maybe put an additional AN/ALQ-99 on each wing station and put either an additional pod or a fuel pod on the centreline.  One could also add HARM missiles on the FAST pack racks.

I would also look at maybe modifying the wingtips to add in the AN/ALQ-218 wideband receivers as used on the Growlers.

Finally, the Radar itself could be given a part to play in the Jamming role.
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #260 on: June 02, 2017, 07:03:54 AM »
I like the sounds of those suggestions.

"EF-111A-syle "canoe" on the aircraft centerline?  Both vertical tails having the large EPAWSS pods on the tip?" I think that both of these would be great for added ability.

I also did not realize how much fuel was still present in the ECM Fast Packs. Agreed about the HARMS. I figure that they would be a nice addition to Strike Eagle squadrons.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #261 on: June 02, 2017, 07:43:42 AM »
I would also look at maybe modifying the wingtips to add in the AN/ALQ-218 wideband receivers as used on the Growlers.
That's pretty much what I meant be returning to the original wing planform, originally flown on the prototypes, and putting EA-18G wingtip pods on the wingtips.  In 1/72nd scale, easy to model if you can get the original Hasegawa kit of the F-15 prototypes.  I am planning something similar for navalized F-15s with Sidewinder rails on the wing tips.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #262 on: June 26, 2017, 12:13:30 AM »
How about a BMD variant of the F-15 with a couple air-launched versions of the Sm-3 or SM-6 under wing?

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #263 on: June 26, 2017, 02:03:30 AM »
How about a BMD variant of the F-15 with a couple air-launched versions of the Sm-3 or SM-6 under wing?


Would be a bit like this proposed F-15 carrying air launched PAC-3 Patriots:

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #264 on: June 26, 2017, 02:07:49 AM »
Speaking of F-15s and missiles, does this count as a "Missileer"?


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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #265 on: June 26, 2017, 02:18:07 AM »
What happens when you run out of Sidewinders:

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #266 on: June 26, 2017, 02:30:37 AM »
These sensor pods are getting out of control!


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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #267 on: June 27, 2017, 12:47:57 AM »
Looks to be a different approach to an RF-15E.  Is that trialing the "Gorgon's Stare" sensor suite?

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #268 on: June 29, 2017, 03:58:06 AM »
If someone was interested in building a what-if/alt-history F-15 as an ABM platform, you can realize that now with a THAAD in three scales from from the Bill Chapman through his Shapeways shop Bill's Models:

1:72nd scale THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) Missile

1:48th scale THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) Missile

1:35th scale THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) Missile

Mounting the THAAD directly to the stores pylon or placing it inside of a protective pod attached to the stores pylon under the wings works for me. 
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #269 on: June 30, 2017, 01:50:49 AM »
Or one could simply use a pencil... ;)
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #270 on: June 30, 2017, 02:26:09 AM »
Looks to be a different approach to an RF-15E.  Is that trialing the "Gorgon's Stare" sensor suite?

At least one pod is the Airborne Turret Infra-red Measurement System (ATIMS) III used for assessing IR countermeasures etc.  I presume the other is also similar.
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #271 on: June 30, 2017, 02:31:47 AM »
Some more interesting loads:








Note the sensor ball in the last two.
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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #272 on: February 02, 2018, 05:47:47 PM »




Any of you know why the change in wing tips?

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #273 on: February 02, 2018, 07:56:26 PM »
IIRC the straight wingtip caused turbulent airflow, cutting it improved stability but did not result in any significant loss of lift.

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Re: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #274 on: February 04, 2018, 05:28:34 PM »
F-15E with Phantom wings