potentially, but the F-15E and EX has the ALE-50 already integrated. Idk where on it tho
larger countermeasures for the F-15?
Sure, but that’s not what those ducts are.
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Thanks for correcting me
What’s empty thrust to weight of this thing
somewhere around 1.6
Alright, so good but it’s nothing too crazy
Somewhat same as the F-15E, unless it would be lighter than the E(which i doubt because it needs more reinforcements for the FBW and it has more electronics, but, at the same time, I’ve read an article that said that the EX uses newer lighter alloys) and/or the Air Force will choose the F110-GE-132 for the next blocks of it
huh?
that electronics could also be just lighter
1.The FBW enables the Eagle to pull more faster and in a lot more directions. It needs a bit more structural strength
2. True, but when you put something new no matter how light is the new systems, overall the aircraft will be heavier
J-15 (Chinese su33) lost over a ton of weight while gaining much better avionics and much expanded weaponry over the su33. Although j-15 is also carrier based so it’s probably easier to shed weight in that situation
I don’t see the Air Force putting a weight restriction or weight reduction order on the F-15. They know that the F-22 will do all the dogfighting, however it will be cool to see the Eagle being able to still compete with it’s peers
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+1
Incorrect. Part of the FBW upgrade meant removing tons of now redundant systems and flight controls.
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I’m not strictly refering to the FBW. I’m saying that we might want to consider the other possibilities😢
(The EX might be another fatter ahh)
Its the opposite, carried based aircraft are heavier than their ground based counterparts as a rule of thumb