The F-15E Strike Eagle is a high performance, dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronic systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, in all weather. The aircraft has two crew members, a pilot and a weapon systems officer. F-15s are capable of fighting a way to the target over long ranges, destroying enemy ground positions, and fighting the way out.

Identification: F-15 Eagles have a long pointy nose from a cylindrical fuselage, rectangular air intakes on the side of the fuselage (opening is slanted), triangular wings that are almost straight across the back edge, splayed horizontal tail fins, and twin vertical tail fins.

Mission: The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, maneuverable, tactical air-to-air fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.

Characteristics:

• Size: Length: 64 feet; Wingspan: 43 feet; Height: 18 feet
• Crew: F-15 Eagle: F-15A/C: one. F-15B/D/E: two. F-15E Strike Eagle: pilot and weapon systems officer
• Unit cost: A/B models - $27.9 million;C/D models - $29.9 million; Strike Eagle: $31.1 million
• Date Deployed: F-15 Eagle: 1972; F-15E Strike Eagle: 1988

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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