McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

The McDonnell Douglas (now boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is the only F-15 Variant that is a dedicated to all weather Air-to-Ground missions, his mainly visible diferences with the normal F-15C Eagle is his camouflage and that the Strike Eagle uses conformal tanks.

Description
The F-15E is a fighter-bomber aircraft designed to replace the F-111F Aardvark as the USAF's strike fighter (another name for fighter-bomber). The plans for a ground attack Eagle were formed ever since testing began of the original F-15A Eagle. However, it was abandoned in 1975, primarily due to increasing costs. It was revived in 1982 when trials began with an F-15B. The production model first flew December 11, 1986, after it was chosen over its competitor, the F-16XL. The F-15's cockpit is state-of-the-art and the pilot has a wide angle Heads-Up Display as well as 3 Multi-Function Displays, while the Weapons Systems Operator (in the back seat) has 4 MFD's. The F-15E is based off of the F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter. The Strike Eagle acquired air-to-ground capability, while retaining the F-15C's outstanding air-to-air capability. The disadvantage that the F-15E had to the F-111, which it was criticized for in it's early life, was the fact that the F-15E didn't have the internal range (2,994 miles in the F-111 to 2,100 miles in the F-15E) nor the weapons payload capability (31,302 lbs to 24,471 lbs) as the Aardvark. However, despite these shortcomings, the F-15E is one of the most powerful aircraft in the U.S. arsenal. Strike Eagles were used in other countries, including Israel (Modificated as F-15I Ra'am, which means "Thunder"), South Korea (Modified as F-15K Slam Eagle), Saudi Arabia (F-15S),and Singapore (F-15SG, formerly F-15T).

General Characteristics

 * Crew: 2
 * Length: 63.8 ft (19.43 m)
 * Wingspan: 42.8 ft (13.05 m)
 * Height: 18.5 ft (5.63 m)
 * Wing area: 608 ft² (56.5 m²)
 * Airfoil: NACA 64A006.6 root, NACA 64A203 tip
 * Empty weight: 31,700 lb (14,300 kg)
 * Max takeoff weight: 81,000 lb (36,700 kg)
 * Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F100-229 afterburning turbofans, 29,000 lbf (129 kN) each

Performance
===Armament === ===Avionics ===
 * Maximum speed: Mach 2.5+ (1,650+ mph, 2,650+ km/h)
 * Ferry range: 2,400 mi (2,100 nmi, 3,900 km) with conformal fuel tank and three external fuel tanks
 * Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,200 m)
 * Rate of climb: 50,000+ ft/min (254+ m/s)
 * Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan gatling gun, 510 rounds of either M-56 or PGU-28 ammunition
 * Hardpoints: 2 wing pylons, fuselage pylons, bomb racks on CFTs with a capacity of 24,250 lb (11,000 kg) of external fuel and ordnance
 * Missiles:
 * Air-to-Air Missiles:
 * 4× AIM-9M Sidewinder or 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM, and
 * 4× AIM-7M Sparrow or additional 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM
 * Air-to-Surface Missiles:
 * 6× AGM-65 Maverick
 * AGM-130
 * AGM-84 Harpoon
 * AGM-84K SLAM-ER
 * AGM-154 JSOW
 * AGM-158 JASSM
 * Bombs:
 * B61 nuclear bomb
 * Mark 82 bomb
 * Mark 84 bomb
 * CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
 * CBU-89 Gator
 * CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
 * CBU-103 CEM
 * CBU-104 Gator
 * CBU-105 SFW
 * CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon
 * GBU-10 Paveway II
 * GBU-12 Paveway II
 * GBU-15
 * GBU-24 Paveway III
 * GBU-27 Paveway III
 * GBU-28
 * GBU-31 JDAM
 * GBU-38 JDAM
 * GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
 * GBU-51 Paveway II
 * GBU-54 Laser JDAM
 * Others:
 * SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or
 * AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod or
 * LANTIRN, Lockheed Martin Sniper XR & LITENING targeting pods or
 * up to 3× 600 US gallons (2,300 L) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.
 * Raytheon AN/APG-70