page_title: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
section_title: Specifications (F-15C)
hierarchical_section_title: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle / Specifications (F-15C)
caption_attribution_description: Front view of McDonnell Douglas F-15C with the conformal FAST PACK fuel tanks (on the trailers)
context_page_description: The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas. Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas's design in 1967 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority fighter. The Eagle first flew in July 1972, and entered service in 1976. It is among the most successful modern fighters, with over 100 victories and no losses in aerial combat, with the majority of the kills by the Israeli Air Force.
  The Eagle has been exported to Israel, Japan, and Saudi Arabia. The F-15 was originally envisioned as a pure air-superiority aircraft. Its design included a secondary ground-attack capability that was largely unused. The aircraft design proved flexible enough that an all-weather strike derivative, the F-15E Strike Eagle, an improved and enhanced version which was later developed, entered service in 1989 and has been exported to several nations. As of 2017, the aircraft is being produced in different variants.
context_section_description: Data from USAF fact sheet, Jane's All the World's Aircraft, Combat Legend, F-15 Eagle and Strike Eagle, Florida International University, USAF F-15A/B/C/D Manual
  General characteristics
  Crew: 1
  Length: 63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)
  Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.06 m)
  Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
  Wing area: 608 sq ft (56.5 m²)
  Empty weight: 28,000 lb (12,701 kg)
  Gross weight: 44,500 lb (20,185 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 68,000 lb (30,844 kg)
  Fuel capacity: 13,455 lb (6,103 kg) internal
  Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 afterburning turbofans, 14,590 lbf (64.9 kN) thrust each dry, 23,770 lbf (105.7 kN) with afterburner
  Performance
  Maximum speed: Mach 2.5 (1,650 mph, 2,655 km/h) at high altitude
  Mach 1.2, 800 kn (921 mph; 1,482 km/h) at sea level
  Combat range: 1,061 nmi (1,221 mi, 1,965 km) for interdiction mission
  Ferry range: 3,000 nmi (3,500 mi, 5,600 km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks
  Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (20,000 m)
  g limits: +9
  Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (250 m/s)
  Wing loading: 73.1 lb/sq ft (357 kg/m²)
  Thrust/weight: 1.07 (1.26 with loaded weight and 50% internal fuel)
  Armament
  Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon, 940 rounds
  Hardpoints: Total 11 (not including CFTs): two under-wing (each with additional two missile launch rails), four under-fuselage (for semi-recessed carriage of AIM-7 Sparrows) and a single centerline pylon station, optional fuselage pylons (which may include conformal fuel tanks, known initially as Fuel And Sensor Tactical (FAST) pack for use on the C model) with a capacity of 16,000 lb (7,300 kg),with provisions to carry combinations of:
  Missiles: 
  4× AIM-7 Sparrow
  4× AIM-9 Sidewinder
  8× AIM-120 AMRAAM
  Other: 
  up to 3× 600 US gallons (2,300 L) external drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.
  MXU-648 Cargo/Travel Pod – to carry personal belongings, and small pieces of maintenance equipment.
  Avionics
  Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System
  Radar:
  Raytheon AN/APG-63 or AN/APG-70 or
  Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)1 or
  Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)2 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) or
  Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)
  Countermeasures:
  Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod
  Hazeltine AN/APX-76 or Raytheon AN/APX-119 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator
  Magnavox AN/ALQ-128 Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS) – part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)
  Loral AN/ALR-56 Radar warning receivers (RWR) – part of TEWS
  Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems ALQ-135 Internal Countermeasures System (ICS) – part of TEWS
  Marconi AN/ALE-45 Chaff/Flares dispenser system – part of TEWS
caption: Front view of an F-15C. Note the conformal FAST PACK fuel tanks on the trailers
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