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