Tag: F15
The Star Wars Death Star was never attacked by the F-15
In September 1985, an F-15 Eagle managed to destroy a machine orbiting Earth. But it wasn’t the Death Star mobile space station
Designed to achieve...
The F-15 that broke eight Time-to-Climb World Records
The F-15 Streak Eagle was extensively modified, with as much weight reduction as possible, to carry out his mission.
When McDonnell Aircraft was chosen to...
The story of Massachusetts Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle pilots, the first to respond to 9/11 attacks
The nation's first military response to New York on that terrible day was the Massachusetts Air National Guard's F-15 Eagle fighter jets, even though...
The 50th anniversary of the mighty F-15 Eagle’s first flight
These incidents complete fifty years of undefeated air superiority missions for the F-15 Eagle, the fighter that has never been shot down in combat
The...
The 50th birthday of the USAF’s F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter
The undefeated F-15 Eagle continues to develop and give the US Air Force (USAF) fighter fleet advanced capabilities
Irv Burrows, the chief test pilot, piloted...
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The Hornet in peacetime, the Tomcat in combat
The Tomcat
Advancements during the Cold War in Soviet long-range...
President Jimmy Carter let a catholic priest fly at Mach 3.52 aboard an SR-71
President Jimmy Carter
From 1977 to 1981, American politician and...
Why the Blackbird had to refuel right after takeoff (and it’s not because it leaked fuel)
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A team of Lockheed personnel, led by Clarence "Kelly"...
Why Royal Navy Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers could disable Bismarck
Royal Navy Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers Vs Bismarck...