To summarize the need for the Advanced F-15; _Radar operators looking for an F-35 is like listening for a rain drop in a calm lake. Throw in an F-15 that isnt hiding and puts out Big Radar Energy and_ *now you're listening for a rain drop in an ocean during a tsunami.* And also you've trippled the available missiles on station with a single tacair jet. The most advanced fighter aircraft in the world short of the F-22 and F-35 (better EW + bigger radar than F-22). The new F-15 has the GE -129 motors, largest AESA radar ever on a tactical platform, and the addition of two underwing pylon stations for as they mention 12 air to air missiles (AIM-120D with 157nm+ WEZ). EPAWSS is electronic warfare suite unmatched. It will compliment the F-35 extremely well.
Speculation: The advanced fly by wire system of this model, coupled with its aerodynamics that are NOT compromised by any need for shape stealth, makes it a kinematically competitive, if not superior, aircraft to the F-22....or anything else flying worldwide. This may be the world's best dogfighter even within a gun range environment. You can be sure that this demo does not reveal the aircraft's FULL maneuvering capability.
huh no. You're speculation is wrong. First of all, stealth shaping does NOT compromise aerodynamic performance and efficiency. That's a myth. That was true in the days on the F-117 Nighthawk, but since the late 1980s Lockheed, Northrop and all other companies involved in the ATF have figured how to design/develop a jet that doesn't have to sacrifice one for the other. And not only that, they found out that stealth shaping can actually improve aerodynamics on a jet. The F-22 and proposed F-23 designs are proof of that and so is the F-35 (although in the F-35 to a lesser extent, but this was only because the JSF program basically required not only stealth and good aero but also great combat range on a single engine, F-16/Legacy Hornet sized jet). Secondly, no matter how upgraded, no F-15 can reach the flight performance level of the F-22. This newer Advanced Eagle series of F-15s (F-15SA/QA/EX) still obviously don't have relaxed static stability, still have the same circa 1970 aerodynamic design of the original F-15, same wing size and design and without Leading Edge Flaps. They are also much heavier than those old, original F-15A/B/C/D variants of the 1970s/1980s which means Wing Loading is way worse. And although the F110-GE-129 engines help the T/W ratio stay about as high as before on these new Advanced Eagles, this is not something new and it''s not better that what the F100-PW-229 engines on the F-15E Strike Eagle could already deliver more than two decades ago. When it comes to straight line level flight acceleration and rate of climb these new F-15s are pretty much only just as good as the F-15E Strike Eagle. These new F-15s though, have obviously superior maneuverability in some flight regimes/conditions, like the low speed, high AoA regime, over the older Strike Eagle thanks to their modern and advanced fly-by-wire, digital flight control system. But in the case of this specific flight regime for example, this fly-by-wire digital flight control system that was implemented onto these new F-15s only brings up these F-15s to basically the same level of low speed and high AoA performance that we already have been seeing for many years on the updated Legacy Hornets, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and the F-35A/B/C. The Raptor meanwhile, besides also having an advanced fly-by-wire digital flight control system, has relaxed static stability, LEFs, a 20 years more advanced aero layout and design solutions, and also a 2 decade more modern and capable propulsion system that offers the jet an Eagle like T/W ratio but also thrust vectoring. All of this combined gives the Raptor superior flight performance throughout the whole flight envelope in all flight regimes and conditions vs any other jet currently operational in the entire world, from very low/post stall speeds, to high supersonic speeds, and from sea level all the way to 60,000+ ft, which is unheard of. For instance, the Raptor with its typical internal combat weapons loadout of 6 AMRAAMs + 2 Sidewinders is always an animal that can sustain 9Gs at 10,000 ft, has Mach 2+ full AB top speed, Mach 1.7+ MIL power top speed, no AoA limits, and its acceleration, climb rate, and turn rate capability is almost the same as if it was flying without those missiles. Now, put those same 8 missiles on a F-15SA/QA/EX and what you get is a jet that can't sustain 9Gs at 10,000 ft, has Mach 1.8 full AB top speed, can't go supersonic in MIL power, restricted AoA ability, and its acceleration, climb rate and turn rate capabilites are significantly deteriorated compared to jet when clean (due to the all the additional drag of the missiles and their pylons) and even worse compared to the Raptor. The F-22 is in a league of it's own kinematically.
@@deltasierracharlie Except it won't be. The F-22 and any other 5th doesn't want to be anywhere near mach in a near peer conflict due to the thermal signature associated with transonic and above. Especially with these modern and long range AAM, launch platform kinematics really don't mean anything. The real benefit of the Raptors high super cruise is the ability to rapidly reposition assets.
Is it a benefit of the new FBW? There are clear changes (evolutions) in the maneuver compared to the conventional Eagle, especially in the high AOA post-stall area. It's like a super hornet Although its evolution cannot be seen from the exterior, it seems to be a different aircraft.
The size of the f15 limits the dog fighting capabilities the viper will out rate anything on the deck even the f15 yes the f15 is super fast and has great thrust to weight but it’s strong suit is bvr
@@Battery-kf4vu F-15 was always better up high, it's known forte. Down low on deck, Viper still has and edge, although a close call with naked EX and expanded AoA.
@@counterair173 The F-15C may bleed more energy that the F-16 at low altitude because of its large wings, but the increased thrust on the EX may solve the problem. Also it is not limited to 9Gs.
