Djack Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Had the privilege to be in St Louis for the USAF's first flight of the beautiful EX. This was not the first flight, but the USAF's first flight. [url=https://flic.kr/p/2kEFGDW][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50977244112_590484fb51_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2kEFGDW]F-15EX[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/50783024@N07/]D_Jackman[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/2kEF8SY][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50977133856_0bc93cf4a4_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2kEF8SY]Balls 01 (F-15EX 001)[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/50783024@N07/]D_Jackman[/url], on Flickr Also, while I was there, I got to see one of the leased TA-4's that Boeing uses as chase planes: [url=https://flic.kr/p/2kG8ER9][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50993627442_5215142582_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2kG8ER9]Boeing TA-4 Chase plane[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/50783024@N07/]D_Jackman[/url], on Flickr And also got to see F-15QA-002: [url=https://flic.kr/p/2kG8EQc][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50993627387_17250595de_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2kG8EQc]QA[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/50783024@N07/]D_Jackman[/url], on Flickr Not bad for Tuesday! -David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Great pictures, thanks for sharing them. The Qatar camouflage scheme looks nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Excellent pictures, thank you David! I'm considering making a conversion set for the 1/48 GWH F-15E kit, would anyone be interested? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 44 minutes ago, arnobiz said: Excellent pictures, thank you David! I'm considering making a conversion set for the 1/48 GWH F-15E kit, would anyone be interested? Yes!!!!!! I think it would be very popular. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Nice shots David! Last I seen 001, it was still a "Bald Eagle"..! Thanks for sharing ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Came across this vid on YouTube today ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 >>> Delivery to Eglin <<< -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Thanks Gregg! I wonder what is the F-15E on the right here: it seems to have upper fuselage/wing antennae I've never seen before: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clinstone Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 They are telemetry antennas since it’s a test aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Thank you! Are the similar antennas on the F-15EX also just for testing or will they remain in operational life? Edited March 12, 2021 by arnobiz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 An orange panel usually indicates non-standard test equipment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Good to know, thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mizar Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Isn't that just an F-15SG with AESA radar? Is that a prototype or FSD or the final deal? Luigi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I don’t think so, it has regular F-15E tail fainrings and engines Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 The closest related versions are the SA and QA. -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mizar Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 15 hours ago, arnobiz said: I don’t think so, it has regular F-15E tail fainrings and engines What I see is GE engines Longer ECM/RWR antennas sandwiching them Left stab has sleek fairing instead of normal torpedo one Fairings besides the canopy Nearly everything present on SA and SG variants Luigi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mizar said: What I see is GE engines Longer ECM/RWR antennas sandwiching them Left stab has sleek fairing instead of normal torpedo one Fairings besides the canopy Nearly everything present on SA and SG variants Luigi It looks like we're not talking about the same one: The left aircraft is an F-15EX, the right one a regular F-15E with some additional test equipment (orange areas) 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Mizar said: What I see is GE engines Longer ECM/RWR antennas sandwiching them Left stab has sleek fairing instead of normal torpedo one Fairings besides the canopy Nearly everything present on SA and SG variants Luigi The profile of the outer sides of the upper engine nacelles (closest to the vstabs) looks different on the EX, assume to accommodate a difference in engines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 The SA,QA and EX all have FBW flight controls. Wing stations 1 & 9 are functional as well. -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mizar Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, arnobiz said: It looks like we're not talking about the same one: The left aircraft is an F-15EX, the right one a regular F-15E with some additional test equipment (orange areas) 🙂 I was talking about the prototype with Eglin(?) markings 😄 this one cause they both have Eglin markings Luigi Edited March 14, 2021 by Mizar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 The AF just gave GE a contract to power the next 12 (production) F-15EX's. The article (see link) makes it sound like GE won the fly off against PW and will be the engine of choice. https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2827633/us-air-force-awards-f-15ex-engine-contract/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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