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McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (F-15C Eagle) General characteristics  * Crew: 1  * Length: 63ft 9in (19.43m)  * Wingspan: 42ft 10in (13.05m)  * Height: 18ft 6in (5.63m)  * Wing area: 608sq ft (56.5sq m)  * Airfoil: NACA 64A006.6 root, NACA 64A203 tip  * Empty weight: 28,000lb (12,700kg)  * Loaded weight: 44,500lb (20,200kg)  * Max takeoff weight: 68,000lb (30,845kg)  * Powerplant: 2 Pratt & Whitney F100-100 or -220 afterburning turbofans     - Dry thrust: 17,450 lbf (77.62 kN) each     - Thrust with afterburner: 25,000lbf for -220 (111.2kN for -220) each Performance  * Maximum speed:     - High altitude: Mach 2.5+ (1,650+ mph, 2,660+ km/h)     - Low altitude: Mach 1.2 (900mph, 1,450km/h)  * Combat radius: 1,061 nmi (1,222mi, 1,967km) for interdiction mission  * Ferry range: 3,450mi (3,000nm, 5,550km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks  * Service ceiling: 65,000ft (20,000m)  * Rate of climb: >50,000ft/min (254m/s)  * Wing loading: 73.1sq lb/ft (358sq kg/m)  * Thrust/weight: 1.12 (-220) Armament  * Guns: 1 20mm (0.787in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon, 940 rounds  * Hardpoints: Total 11 (not including CFTs): two under-wing (each with additional two missile launch rails), four under-fuselage (for semi-recessed carriage of AIM-7 Sparrows) and a single centerline pylon station, optional fuselage pylons (which may include conformal fuel tanks, known initially as FAST packs (Fuel And Sensor Tactical) for use on the C model) with a capacity of 16,000 lb (7,300 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:     - Missiles:         + AIM-7 Sparrow         + AIM-120 AMRAAM         + AIM-9 Sidewinders     - Other:         + up to 3  600US gallons (2,300L) external drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.         + MXU-648 Cargo/Travel Pod - to carry personal belongings, and small pieces of maintenance equipment. Avionics  * Radar:     - Raytheon AN/APG-63 or AN/APG-70[96] (Note: Although several F-15C aircraft were produced with APG-70 radar, all have been retrofitted to the AN/APG-63(V)1 configuration.) or     - Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)1 or     - Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)2 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) or     - Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) (Note: Both active AF and ANG F-15Cs will receive another (up to) 48 V3 units between 2009-2015, over the existing 19 aircraft.)     - Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System  * Countermeasures:     - Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod     - Hazeltine AN/APX-76 or Raytheon AN/APX-119 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator     - Magnavox AN/ALQ-128 Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS) - part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)     - Loral AN/ALR-56 Radar warning receivers (RWR) - part of TEWS     - Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems ALQ-135 Internal Countermeasures System (ICS) - part of TEWS     - Marconi AN/ALE-45 Chaff/Flares dispenser system - part of TEWS
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