F-15 Engine Exhaust wrong?

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The F-15A and F-15J newly updated in the game have engine exhausts with a structure called
turkey feathers, which is a metal faring covering the nozzle actuator linkages.
While in real life these fairings were not added to the aircraft until on some F-15Es. F-15A, B, C, D and J, DJ all have uncovered nozzle actuator linkage.

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Maybe it is modelled incorrectly?

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those are the newer engines

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these are the old ones we have in game

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The engines had turkey feathers initially, they were later removed because of maintenance problems.

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But F-15J don’t have turkey feathers, right?

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F-15Js have been shown to have used turkey feathers very early in their career.

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F-15J 72-8779

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