F-15E Strike Eagle + Stats

F-15 Strike Eagle Stats

General

  • Crew: 2 (pilot, weapon systems officer)
  • Length: 63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)
  • Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.05 m)
  • Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.63 m)
  • Empty weight: ~31,700 lb (14,380 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 81,000 lb (36,700 kg)

Powerplant

  • 2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 (or GE F110-GE-129) afterburning turbofans
  • Thrust: ~29,000 lbf (129 kN) each with afterburner

Performance

  • Max speed: Mach 2.5 (~1,650 mph / 2,655 km/h) at altitude
  • Combat radius: ~790 mi (1,270 km) unrefueled, deep strike profile
  • Ferry range: ~2,400 mi (3,840 km) with conformal fuel tanks and external tanks
  • Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,200 m)
  • Rate of climb: >50,000 ft/min

Armament

  • 1 × M61A1 Vulcan 20mm rotary cannon (~510 rounds)
  • Up to 23,000 lb (10,400 kg) of ordnance across 11 hardpoints — air-to-air missiles (AIM-9, AIM-120), air-to-surface munitions (JDAM, Paveway laser-guided bombs, AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-84 Harpoon), and conformal fuel tanks

Avionics

  • APG-70 or APG-82(V)1 AESA radar (on upgraded variants)
  • LANTIRN or Sniper targeting pods
  • Digital terrain-following radar for low-level penetration missions

Role

  • All-weather, day/night strike fighter with air-to-air capability; first flew in 1986, still in active service with the USAF and several allied air forces (Israel, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Singapore).