Friday, November 18, 2011

F-15 Eagle at War


WITH ITS EDGY YET GRACEFUL LINES, THE world's greatest air superiority fighter of all time took to the skies in July 1972. It changed the history of aerial combat and the meaning of air supremacy forever. Shattering speed records and climbing to altitudes never before thought attainable for a fighter its size, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle has been the U.S. Air Forces (USAF) premier strike fighter for more than thirty-five years. The F-15 combines superb aerodynamics with improved acceleration along with advanced avionics and aerial weaponry, making it a formidable adversary. However, getting to this point was not an overnight accomplishment. The U.S. reached the pinnacle of air superiority during World War II with the incredible P-51 Mustang. Shortly following the war, radar and avionics technology had improved to the point where American forces felt there would no longer be a need for aircraft capable of air-to-air combat.

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