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The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle.The aircraft resulted from the U.S. Department of Defense's Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD CAPE) study in 2018 to recapitalize the aging F-15C/D fleet due to inadequate numbers of F-22s, delays in the F-35 program, and maintaining diversity in the U ...
The Sukhoi Su-35 Super Flanker (Russian: Сухой Су-35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E/M) is the designation for two improved derivatives of the Su-27 air-defence fighter. They are single-seat, twin-engine, supermaneuverable, 4.5 generation air superiority fighters, designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and built by Sukhoi.
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle was introduced by the USAF to replace its fleet of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs.Unlike the F-4, the F-15 was designed for air superiority with little consideration for a ground-attack role; the F-15 Special Project Office opposed the idea of F-15s performing interdiction, giving rise to the phrase "Not a pound for air to ground."
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing).Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected McDonnell Douglas's design in 1969 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority fighter.
The F-15 ACTIVE in flight; the design is a modified F-15 Eagle with vectored thrust and canards. A canard is an elevator control surface placed forward of the wings. Sometimes, as with the B-1B , they are simply used to stabilize flexible portions of the fuselage or provide very minute attitude changes, but they are used often as a supplement ...
The Sukhoi Su-37 (Russian: Сухой Су-37; NATO reporting name: Flanker-F; popularly nicknamed "Terminator" [2]) was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau which served as a technology demonstrator. It met the need to enhance pilot control of the Su-27M (later renamed Su-35), a further development of the Su-27.
A Su-35 approaching from behind then suddenly soars in between them, flying close to the F-16 before cutting across its flight path. “On Sept 23, 2024, NORAD aircraft flew a safe and disciplined ...
The F-15 was piloted by Captain John "Nigel" Doneski. [39] March 22, 1991 - A McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (Serial Number : 84-0010) shot down a Sukhoi Su-22 aircraft using an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. The F-15 was piloted by Captain Thomas "Vegas" Dietz. [40]