F-15
American combat aircraft
The F-15 is an American fighter jet, one of the most successful military aircraft ever built.
Introduced in the 1970s, it remains in active service worldwide.
The twin-engine design excels in air superiority—shooting down enemy aircraft—with an unmatched combat record: The F-15 has never been lost in aerial combat.
Later variants like the F-15E Strike Eagle added ground-attack capability.
Proper name or brand
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- jetForced fluid stream
- BoeingAmerican aircraft manufacturer
- twin-engineHaving two powerplants
supersonic · cockpit · canopy · afterburner · thrust · fuselage · avionics · airframe
American aerial military branch
- Air ForceAerial military branch
- air superiorityControl of the sky
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- missionPurpose-driven task
deployment · pilot · airbase · formation · strike · tactical · defense · NATO
Self-guided airborne weapon
- SparrowSmall seed-eating bird
- bombExplosive device or disaster
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- payloadCarried freight or charge
hardpoint · pylon · gun · cannon · munitions · targeting · fire control · weapons bay
Raise to higher standard
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- exportForeign-bound sale
- configurationArrangement of parts
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- Gulf War1991 Kuwait liberation
- Desert Storm1991 Iraq conflict codename
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- IsraelMiddle Eastern nation
Saudi Arabia · Japan · Korea · undefeated · kill ratio · ace · retirement · legacy
Eagle
Proper name or brand
twin-engine · supersonic · cockpit · canopy · afterburner · thrust · fuselage · avionics · airframe · Mach
USAF
American aerial military branch
- Air ForceAerial military branch
- air superiorityControl of the sky
- combatArmed hostile engagement
mission · deployment · pilot · airbase · formation · strike · tactical · defense · NATO · allied
missile
Self-guided airborne weapon
payload · hardpoint · pylon · gun · cannon · munitions · targeting · fire control · weapons bay · air-to-air
upgrade
Raise to higher standard
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- exportForeign-bound sale
- configurationArrangement of parts
1970s
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- Gulf War1991 Kuwait liberation
- Desert Storm1991 Iraq conflict codename
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
Israel · Saudi Arabia · Japan · Korea · undefeated · kill ratio · ace · retirement · legacy · successor
- military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
- military aircraftfighter jets, F-16, fighter, F-18, bomber
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
- Air Forceflying officer, squadron leader, wing commander, group captain, air marshal
- Boeing720, 737, 747, 767, 777
- coin gradinggrade, uncirculated, circulated, proof coins, fine grade
F-15B-52
Heavy strategic bomber
B-2 Spirit · bomber · strategic bomber · AC-130 · strike aircraft
F-15Wright Flyer
First successful powered airplane
biplane · propeller plane · P-51 Mustang · Sopwith Camel · crop duster