F-15 Eagle
ICAO F15A fighter with a famously lopsided combat record, and still in production fifty years on. Live F-15 positions.
Flying right now
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No F-15 Eagle is transmitting ADS-B at the moment.
Military aircraft are not obliged to broadcast, so this happens regularly. The count refreshes every thirty seconds.
Airframe
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Role
- Air superiority and strike fighter
- Class
- L2J — Landplane, 2 jet engines
- Crew
- 1, or 2 in the E and EX
- First flight
- 27 July 1972
- In service
- 1976
Operators airborne
Nothing of this type is up right now.
About the F-15 Eagle
The F-15 was designed to do one thing extremely well, and its air-to-air record — over a hundred victories for no losses in that role — is the reason the design has never quite been allowed to retire. The strike-oriented F-15E Strike Eagle turned it into a two-seat bomber that outlasted the aircraft meant to replace it.
Boeing is still building them. The F-15EX Eagle II is being delivered to the US Air Force now, and Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Japan, South Korea and Singapore all operate versions.
Appearances here are infrequent, mostly transits and deployment movements. Japanese and Israeli aircraft rarely transmit; European-based US aircraft occasionally do.
Callsign prefixes
- EAGLE
- A recurring block on transits
- DUDE
- Frequently seen on Strike Eagle flights
How to recognise it
- —Two engines, two fins and a very large, broad wing — it looks bigger than it should for a fighter.
- —Square intakes that visibly pivot at the front, and a long nose housing a large radar.
- —The F-15E and EX carry conformal fuel tanks moulded along the fuselage sides.
Common questions
+ Is the F-15 still being built?
Yes. Boeing is delivering the F-15EX Eagle II to the US Air Force and has recent export orders. The line has been running, with gaps, since the early 1970s.
+ What is the F-15's combat record?
In air-to-air combat the type is generally credited with over a hundred victories and no losses, across American, Israeli and Saudi service. That record is a large part of the aircraft's reputation.
+ What is the difference between the F-15C and F-15E?
The C is a single-seat air superiority fighter. The E Strike Eagle is a two-seat aircraft with a strengthened airframe and conformal fuel tanks, built primarily for ground attack while keeping the air-to-air capability.