P. H. Liotta, James F. Miskel

Designed primarily to excel in the air-to-air combat role, the Mach 2.5-plus (1,650mph/2660km/h) McDonnell Douglas F·15 Eagle is currently the USAF's best operational fighter aeroplane - and, indeed, probably
the world's best. Due to its unparalleled maneuverability and acceleration coupled with a highly capable allweather weapon system, including stale-of-the-anrt radar, fire-control and electronic counter-measures (ECM) systems, it has been hailed as the answer to any aircraft likely to be a threat in the foreseeable future.