F-15C Eagle Scale Model (Free Shipping)

Item#: CF015CTS

MSRP Price: $231.95

Factory Direct Price: $159.95

Wing Span: 12.25
Length: 18.25

Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas/Boeing IDS

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Introducing Factory Direct Models F-15C Eagle Model Airplane, This Military Aircraft was hand crafted with absolute precision using the finest Philippine Mahogany. Working from our library of blueprints, reference materials and their photographs, Factory Direct Models master artisans recreated this historic military warplane into an incredibly desktop display model.

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F-15C Eagle History:

The F-15C was the next major single-seat version of the Eagle. Externally, it was virtually identical to the F-15A which preceded it, but internally there were a number of significant differences that made it a much more capable fighter aircraft.

The only external difference between the F-15A and the F-15C was the introduction on the F-15C of the capability of carrying FAST (Fuel And Sensor Tactical) packs attached to the side of the fuselage outside of each air intake. The tanks conform to the aerodynamic shape of the side of the fuselage, and when they are installed, there is very little adverse aerodynamic effect and very little degradation in performance. When the FAST packs are removed, the F-15C is externally indistinguishable from the F-15A, and the two variants can be distinguished only by a knowledge of their serial numbers. However, on the F-15C, the FAST packs are only very rarely actually taken off the aircraft. The FAST packs are now referred to as Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs).

Each FAST pack can carry an additional 849 US gallon of fuel. Alternatively, sensors such as reconnaissance cameras, infrared equipment, radar warning receivers and jammers, laser designation, and low-light TV cameras can be carried in place of some of the fuel in these packs. The FAST packs were first tested on an F-15B on July 27, 1974. They can be installed or removed in 15 minutes on the ground.

Even when the FAST packs are installed on the sides of the aircraft, the F-15C still retains the capability of carrying Sparrow or AMRAAM missiles on the lower corners of the fuselage. When the FAST packs are fitted, the four Sparrow missiles are mounted on their corners, and bombs or air-to-surface missiles weighing up to 4400 pounds can be carried as an alternative.

Although the FAST packs alone carry slightly less fuel than the normal three external fuel tanks, they permit the aircraft to be flown at considerably higher speeds. Maximum ferry range with the increased internal fuel capacity, the FAST packs, and three external drop tanks is 3450 miles.

From the start of production, the F-15C dispensed with the engine exhaust ""turkey feathers"" which covered the variable nozzles, greatly simplifying the maintainence. However, by the time of the appearance of the F-15C, these had been deleted in the field from most of the in-service F-15As as well, so the presence or absence of engine nozzle turkey feathers is not necessarily a reliable external indicator of whether a single-seat Eagle is an A or a C.

Internally, the F-15C differs from the F-15A in having additional wing leading and trailing edge tanks, and additional tanks in the central fuselage, bringing total internal fuel capacity to 2070 US gallons (not counting the fuel in the FAST packs). The additional weight of fuel raised the gross weight of the F-15C to over 68,000 pounds. Consequently, tires, wheels, and brakes had to be strengthened to cope with this increased weight.

As compared to the F-15A, significant improvements were made to the electronics suite of the F-15C. The AN/APG-63 radar of the F-15C was equipped with a Programmable Signal Processor (PSP) which is a high-speed, special-purpose computer which controls the radar modes through software rather than through a hard-wired circuit. This allows much more rapid switching of the radar between different modes for maximum operational flexibility. The use of the PSP also paved the way for the modification of the APG-63 to make it capable of carrying out radar mapping in a synthetic aperture mode. Previously, such imagery had to be processed after the mission was over on the ground by large, high-speed computers because airborne equipment was too slow to produce images in real time. SAR imagery sharpens mapping details and provides an overhead view of the target to the pilot as if he were flying directly over the target, even though he may be as much as a hundred miles away.

The first F-15C (78-468) took of on its maiden flight on February 26, 1979. It was later used for trials with tangential carriage of bombs on the conformal tanks.

Some F-15Cs have provision for carrying up to 18 cluster bombs or six Mk 82 bombs, with the capability of releasing these weapons at supersonic speeds.

Most F-15Cs were delivered with Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 turbofans, but were later re-engined with more reliable but slightly lower rated (maximum afterburning thrust reduced from 23,830 to 23,450 pounds) F100-PW-220 engines. This engine was first tested on F-15A 71-0287. The -220 engine introduced single-crystal turbine airfoils, an advanced multi-zone augmentor, an increased airflow fan and a digital electronic engine control system. The new engine was introduced on the production line in November of 1985, and operational introduction took place in the spring of 1986. For the first time, F-15 pilots could confidently slam both throttles from Mil to Max AB and four seconds later get full thrust from each engine without having to worry about about the dangers of engine stagnations.

The improved F-15C/D began to be delivered to the USAF in the early 1980s. First to get the F-15C/D was the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron based at Soesterberg in the Netherlands, replacing the unit's earlier F-15A/Bs. These more potent Eagles then were issued to the 18th TFW at Kadena AB in Okinawa (marking the first Pacific deployment of the Eagle), and the 57th FIS at Keflavik in Iceland, and with a second squadron in the Alaskan Air command (the 54th TFS). With the exception of the 49th TFW, the F-15C/D replaced the F-15A/Bs in service with all of the USAF units that had previously been operating the Eagle. A total of 408 F-15Cs and 62 F-15Ds were delivered to the USAF. Many of the F-15A/Bs replaced by the more advanced Eagles were passed along to Air National Guard units.