Air Heritage Museum - McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
Bill Maloney 11/23/2011 |
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F-15 Eagle Jet Fighters at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast |
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Another F-15B Eagle at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Horseheads, NY | Another F-15A Eagle at the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH |
Length: 63 feet 9 inches
Wingspan: 42 feet, 9 inches
Height: 18 feet, 7 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: Empty 25,000lbs Loaded - 51,000lbs
Max Speed: 1,600mph
Cruise Speed: 570mph
Range: 3,400 miles with external fuel
Service Ceiling: 65,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 1,760 gallons internal, 1,800 gallons external
Powerplant: Two Pratt & Whitney F-100-PW-100 Turbojets
Armament:
One M61A1 20-millimeter Vulcan cannon
Four AIM-7 Sparrows
Four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles,
15,000 pounds of mixed ordnance carried externally
First Flight : July 27, 1972
Cost: $10,890,000
Here's a Youtube Video of F-15 Eagles doing low level flybys in a valley in Wales. Another F-15 Video on the ground and in the air.