{"id":473,"date":"2026-06-21T21:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T01:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation.christophermreed.net\/?page_id=473"},"modified":"2026-10-10T17:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T17:01:48","slug":"f-15e-strike-eagle-walk-around","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/f-15e-strike-eagle-walk-around\/","title":{"rendered":"F-15E Strike Eagle walk around"},"content":{"rendered":"
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter derived from the F-15 air-superiority family, which at first supplemented and then replaced the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark in nthe long range strike role. . It features a two-seat cockpit (pilot in front, Weapons Systems Officer\/WSO in rear), conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) for extended range and additional weapons carriage, strengthened structure and landing gear for higher gross weights (up to about 81,000 lb \/ 36,700 kg), and multi-mode radar plus targeting systems optimized for both air-to-air and precision air-to-ground missions. Key visual identifiers include the CFTs along the fuselage sides, multiple under-fuselage and under-wing hardpoints, and (on many examples) LANTIRN or successor navigation\/targeting pods.<\/div>\n

Short series of F-15E walkaround images<\/h2>\n

\"F-15E<\/h2>\n
Engines and Inlets<\/span><\/span><\/span>: Twin afterburning turbofan engines (Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 or -229 series on most aircraft) sit side-by-side in the rear fuselage. Variable-geometry inlets manage airflow across the flight envelope.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\"F-15E
Starboard forward fuselage and canopy area detail of a McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, showing the raised open canopy, forward cockpit crew seat, M61 Vulcan gun bay cowl ventilation scoop, protective covers with “Remove Before Flight” streamers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"F-15E
Port-side main landing gear detail of a McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, showcasing the heavy-duty strut mechanism, oleo shock absorber, wheel brake hub assembly, wheel chocks, red “Remove Before Flight” safety streamer, and adjacent conformal fuel tank (CFT) with lower weapon station attachment points.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"F-15E
Starboard lower fuselage and wing pylon detail of a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Strike Eagle, showing the LAU-128 missile launch rails, CFT weapon station pylons, sway braces, red “Remove Before Flight” safety streamers, and twin vertical stabilizers in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"F-15E
Vertical stabilizer tip and ECM pod detail of a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, showing the Air Combat Command (ACC) shield badge, red fin band, rear-facing position\/navigation lights, and cylindrical countermeasure fairing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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F-15E Bibliography<\/h2>\n

Scale Aviation Modelling December 1996
\nInside Story: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Strike Eagle Includes walk around shots<\/p>\n

Randy Jolly, Jim Benson “Mountain Home Super Wing” World Air Power Journal Vol. 16 Includes photos of 366th Wing F-15Es.<\/p>\n

David Donald “F-15E Strike Eagle” World Air Power Journal Vol.21
\nExtensive photo coverage
\nLarge color illustration of a 48th FW aircraft dropping an LGB
\nColor cutaway and 3-view
\nUser units<\/p>\n

F-15A walk around<\/a><\/h3>\n

Aviation Index<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter derived from the F-15 air-superiority family, which at first supplemented and then replaced the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark in nthe long range strike role. . It features a two-seat cockpit (pilot in front, Weapons Systems Officer\/WSO in rear), conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-473","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1390,"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/473\/revisions\/1390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}