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The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed by McDonnell Douglas to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It is among the most successful modern fighters, with over 100 aerial combat victories. Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas' 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.
Since the 1970s, the Eagle has been exported to Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and other nations. 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 design proved flexible enough that an all-weather strike derivative, the F-15E Strike Eagle, was later developed, and entered service in 1989. The F-15 Eagle is expected to be in service with the U.S. Air Force past 2025. F-15 versions are still being produced for foreign users, with the F-15 production line set to end in 2019, 47 years after the type's first flight.


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00:01:25 1 Development
00:01:35 1.1 Early studies
00:05:36 1.2 Smaller, lighter
00:08:35 1.3 Focus on air superiority
00:14:44 1.4 Further development
00:20:19 2 Design
00:20:28 2.1 Overview
00:23:37 2.2 Avionics
00:25:36 2.3 Weaponry and external stores
00:28:08 2.4 Upgrades
00:30:23 3 Operational history
00:30:33 3.1 Introduction and early service
00:33:36 3.1.1 Anti-satellite trials
00:35:20 3.2 Gulf War and aftermath
00:38:56 3.3 Structural defects
00:41:35 3.4 Recent service
00:45:26 3.5 Yemen Civil War
00:47:20 4 Variants
00:47:29 4.1 Basic models
00:51:37 4.2 Prototypes
00:56:09 4.3 Research and test
00:59:29 5 Operators
01:00:43 6 Notable accidents
01:03:40 7 Specifications (F-15C)
01:09:10 8 Aircraft on display
01:09:34 8.1 Germany
01:09:53 8.2 Netherlands
01:10:22 8.3 Japan
01:10:36 8.4 Israel
01:10:57 8.5 Saudi Arabia
01:11:10 8.6 United Kingdom
01:11:32 8.7 United States
01:18:00 9 Notable appearances in media
01:18:48 10 See also



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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing). 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 with production set to end in 2022.