- Primary function: Tactical fighter
- Contractor: McDonnell Douglas Corp.
- Power plant: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100, 220 or 229 turbofan engines with afterburners
- Thrust: (C/D models) 23,450 pounds each engine
- Wingspan: 42.8 feet (13 meters)
- Length: 63.8 feet (19.44 meters)
- Height: 18.5 feet (5.6 meters)
- Weight: 31,700 pounds
- Maximum takeoff weight: (C/D models) 68,000 pounds (30,844 kilograms)
- Fuel Capacity: 36,200 pounds (three external plus conformal fuel tanks)
- Payload: depends on mission
- Crew: F-15A/C, one; F-15B/D/E, two
- Unit Cost: A/B models – $27.9 million (fiscal year 98 constant dollars); C/D models – $29.9 million (fiscal year 98 constant dollars)
- Initial operating capability: September 1975
- Inventory: Total force, 249
- Maximum Range: 3,450 miles (3,000 nautical miles) ferry range with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks
- Maximum Ceiling: 65,000 feet (19,812 meters)
- Maximum Speed: 1,875 mph (Mach 2 class)
- Armament: One internally mounted M-61A1 20-mm, six-barrel cannon with 940 rounds of ammunition; four AIM-9 Sidewinder and four AIM-120 AMRAAMs or eight AIM-120 AMRAAMs, carried externally.