| Manufacturer |
Blackburn Aircraft |
McDonnell Douglas |
| Description |
The Blackburn Buccaneer is a British carrier-capable attack aircraft designed in the 1950s for the Royal Navy (RN). |
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). |
| ICAO Code |
|
F15 |
| First Flight |
1958-04-30 |
1972-07-27 |
| Entry Into service |
1962-07-17 |
1976-01-09 |
| Production End |
|
1997-01-01 |
| Service End |
1994-03-31 |
|
| Designer |
Blackburn Aircraft |
McDonnell Douglas |
| Type |
Maritime strike aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
19.2024 |
19.2024 |
| Height (m) |
4.8768 |
5.4864 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1074.159 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
918.5912 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12192 |
19812 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
340.614 |
| Armament |
4 × under-wing pylon stations for up to 12000 lb of bombs, and 1 × internal rotating bomb bay |
1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon, 940 rounds; Total 9: two under-wing (each with additional two missile launch rails), four under-fuselage (for semi-recessed carriage of AIM-7 or AIM-120) and a single centerline pylon station, optional fuselage pylons (which may include conformal fuel tanks) |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.95 |
2.5 |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
211 |
15 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Spey Mk.101 turbofan engines |
2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 afterburning turbofans |
| Primary Users |
Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, South African Air Force |
United States Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Saudi Air Force, Israeli Air Force |
| Status |
|
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Buccaneer |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13.4112 |
12.8016 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
47.7522 |
56.485 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney F100 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |