Eagle 1
  • 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.