McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

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McDonnel Dougles F-15 (C,D)
External view
External view
Cockpit view
Cockpit view
Type All-weather tactical fighter
Author(s) Richard Harrison, Alexis Bory, Enrique Laso, Gene Buckle
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--aircraft= f15c f15d f15dbs
Status Advanced production
 FDM Stars-5.png
 Systems Stars-5.png
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Supports Dual control Mid-air refueling Rembrandt
Download Download the McDonnel Dougles F-15 (C,D) aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed by McDonnell Douglas to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas' design in 1967 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority fighter. The Eagle first flew in July 1972, and entered service in 1976.

The Eagle boasts an all-service kill ratio of 104:0. The F-15 downed the majority of Iraqi aircraft in the Gulf War of 1991, and the same in the Balkan conflict of 1999.

The F-15 was originally envisioned as a pure air superiority aircraft. Its design included a secondary ground-attack capability that was largely unused in the C and D variants. For this reason only air to air missiles are currently supported.

The design proved flexible enough that an all-weather strike derivative, the F-15E Strike Eagle, was later developed, entering service in 1989. The F-15 Eagle is expected to be in service with the U.S. Air Force past 2025. The F-15 production line is set to end in 2019, 47 years after the type's first flight.

Overview

The F-15 Model is for the C or D variants.

  • F-15C and F-15D variants, including aerodynamic effects.
  • Realistic FDM based on windtunnel derived aerodynamic data found in (AFIT/GAE/ENY/90D-16). Ref: F-15 Aerodynamic data sources
  • Photorealistic 3d Cockpit with real cockpit textures provided by GeneB from his unique F-15C 80-0007
  • Operational weapons and radar
  • Full range of sound simulation (buffet, gear, engines, etc..)
  • Radar, HUD, VSD, TEWS, MPCD - using Canvas
  • Refuelling, stores
  • In cockpit engine start (including JFS Startup
  • Hydraulics system model
  • Electrics system model
  • New afterburner flames (ALS, Rembrandt supported) (with luminosity variance depending on scene brightness)
  • External and internal Rembrandt compatible lighting
  • ECS system model, (pressurisation, windscreen temperature, frosting)
  • Control actuator system model
  • Caution / Warning System.

Simulation Fidelity and limitations

  • The windtunnel data is valid for a clean configuration at Mach 0.6. The aerodynamic model has been adapted to the entire range of the aircraft, Mach 0 to Mach 2.5.
  • Forces and moments for flaps, gear, stores, have been added based on parameter estimation and by using data from other reports. These been validated by comparison with plots from various reports and results are within a tolerance that is acceptable for a desktop simulation.
  • ECS, HYDS, Electrics systems models are reasonably simplistic and do not accurately follow the schematics for the aircraft.
  • Timings for gear, cockpit opening are based on observation of video evidence.
  • The MPCD is restricted to only implement a few pages, notable PACS
  • I have not attempted to accurately model in any way the TEWS system, as all details on it are restricted by security classification.
  • Missile dynamics and tracking simulation is simplistic (based on the work by xii, and Shinobi), AIM9 is most accurate, with AIM-7 and AIM-120 being not quite so realistic
  • Flight controls and the CAS system are reasonably well modelled; but again accurate data isn't readily available so this is based largely on a published article and knowledge gained from technical reports.


Cockpit

Primary Instruments

Altimeter

F-15 Altimeter

Acceleration (G)

F-15 Acceleration / Loading Gauge

Angle of Attack

F-15 AOA Gauge

Airspeed Indicator

F-15 ASI Gauge

Lower Centre Panel

This contains the Attitude Direction Indicator, Horizontal Situation Indicator, Jettison and arm modes controls.

F-15 Centre Panel

Vertical Velocity Indicator (VVI)

F-15 VVI Gauge