McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle - Wikipedia Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected McDonnell Douglas's design in 1969 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority fighter The Eagle took its maiden flight in July 1972, and entered service in 1976
F-15 marks 40 years of flight gt; Edwards Air Force Base gt; News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif -- Friday, July 27, marked the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the F-15 Eagle The first F-15A flight was made in July 1972 here at Edwards Air Force Base, and the first flight of the two-seat F-15B (formerly TF-15A) trainer was made in July 1973
Relive The First Ever Flight of the F-15 and Hear from the Pilot Who . . . On 27 July 1972, under the control of McDonnell Douglas chief test pilot Irving L Burrows, the F-15 Eagle first took to the skies over Edwards AFB, CA Burrows took the Air Force’s new twin-engine dedicated air superiority fighter on a 50 minute cruise, which topped out at 12,000 feet and 250 knots, before returning to base
F-15 Eagle: A Chronology - GlobalSecurity. org First flight of the F-15B (TF-15A) The F-15 Pacer Century program to evaluate engine durability commenced Representatives from the Deputy for F-15 and Air Force Logistics Command
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle | This Day in Aviation (U S Air Force) 3 August 1972: During a 45-minute test flight at Edwards Air Force Base, the McDonnell Douglas YF-15A-1-MC Eagle prototype, 71-0280, went supersonic for the first time, reaching Mach 1 5 An air-superiority fighter, the F-15 entered service with the United States Air Force in 1975
F-15 Eagle – USAF. com In January 1982, the 48th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Langley Air Force Base became the first Air Force air defense squadron to transition to the F-15 The single-seat F-15C and two-seat F-15D models entered the Air Force inventory beginning in 1979
FEATURE The F-15 eagle 50 Years of air Dominance celebrating 50 years of service — the first F-15, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas, was delivered in November 1974 — the Eagle remains a versatile and important part of the U S Air Force’s inventory, along with the fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon and the fifth-generation F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II