Still brick with wings
Considering the CFTs are removable (just not in flight) and later F-15Es even get more powerful F-100-PW-229 engines, they are even more maneuverable than the F-15As and Cs.
You can even leave CFTs on for the comparison if you agree to let the earlier F-15s mount theirs
Low wing load of F-15A/C, F-15E doesn’t has it.
I’d still say those <15% of additional empty weight are made up for by the 25% additional thrust produced by the stronger engines, at the very least making the aircraft not a brick.
While it may be outshined by the many supermaneuverable aircraft around, the F-15 is still very much and agile plane that I wouldn’t exactly call a brick.
Sure you might call it that fully loaded and fueled, but then I’d challenge you to find an aircraft that wouldn’t be in that scenario.
28 deg/sec instant, 20 deg/sec sustained turn, 9g+ capability and a stabilized angle of attack of about 35 AoA. It can fly without a wing and survive an AIM-9 hit, that’s pretty nice for a brick.
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I checked your bug report and its still being worked on, i can understand the frustration but sadly getting some things fixed take time, im sure that it will be fixed as soon as possible.
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Can i ask where did you found information about instatenous turn?
Wasn’t it F-15D?
Condition : 10 000 ft, 4* AIM-7, ± 38 000 pounds.
I don’t want to give the exact source, it’s not secret, but I have it for my own use.
Maybe an F-15B
It’s for F-15A/C or F-15E?
The Strike Eagle is less agile than the A/C, if you mean the indications for instantaneous turn rate , it’s for the C version
This.
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Nice :
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It this was WT those wings would be gone after that
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Not when you remove the CFTs from it. Better engines and more deflection from the stabs
F-15 A/B/C/D vs E ?
Correct. The F-15EX program has given us good insight into this. They had to reverify the entire F-15 flight regime to ensure it matched, despite the heavier wing structure like the F-15E, and having the same engine power as the -229s.
There is also this demonstration for the F-15QA which shows what the F-15 is capable of, just not necessarily without computer assistance.(Mouse aim is effectively FBW)
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EX benefits mostly from today’s FBW. With the same control system, a lighter A/C would be more interesting.
The EX shows what a 1970s airframe can do.
The thing is, you could theoretically do the same thing with an F-15A/C, though with less engine power, assuming the pilot is flying 100% correctly. And in game with Mouse Aim you are getting FBW