F-15 Eagle / USAFF 15 Eagle airplane model. The F 15 Eagle is an all weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. The Eagle's air superiority is achieved through a mixture of maneuverability and acceleration, range, weapons and avionics. The F 15 has electronic systems and weaponry to detect, acquire, track and attack enemy aircraft while operating in friendly or enemy controlled airspace. Its

the Lockheed Aircraft Company

Rotorspan 16 1/4 inches

the airplane was one of America's major deterrents to aggression by a potential enemy

a response to growing pressure from environmentalists for quieter engines and from operators for better fuel economy

The first FJ-2 was completed in November 1952

and formation flying

Length 13 1/2 inches

Lockheed L-188 Electra Eastern Airlines model

200 Stratojets were serving with the Strategic Air Command at USAF bases throughout the world

McDonnell Douglas began studies in 1978 of an aircraft to replace the DC-10 on the Long Beach production line

Scale: 1/55

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