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Quiz about Fighter Pilots and Planes F15 Eagle

Fighter Pilots and Planes: F-15 Eagle Quiz

The F-15 Eagle is one of the greatest fighter jets ever. Test your knowledge of this dominant fighter. Brought to you by the guys at www.fighterpilotuniversity.com

A multiple-choice quiz by RowdyA10. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
RowdyA10

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
315,702

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The F-15 Eagle was the first dedicated air-to-air fighter in the USAF since the F-86 Sabre. The F-15 Eagle was developed to counter what Soviet fighter? Hint

MiG-21 Fishbed

MiG-25 Foxbat

Su-17 Fencer

MiG-29 Fulcrum

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Question 2 of 10

2. The US Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas as the prime contractor for the F-15 in December 1969. When did the F-15 have its first flight? Hint

May 1971

October 1975

January 1974

July 1972

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Question 3 of 10

3. The F-15 has been flown by fighter squadrons all over the world. Which was the first operational combat fighter squadron to accept delivery of the Eagle? Hint

7th Tactical Fighter Squadron

555th Tactical Fighter Squadron

94th Tactical Fighter Squadron

333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron

4. The F-15, of course, was initially produced for the USAF. Although the jet was expensive and required highly technical support, it did attract interest from other countries. How many countries have purchased a variant of the F-15? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. The F-15 Eagle has been flown in combat engagements by the USAF, Israel and Saudi Arabia. What is the F-15 Eagle's worldwide air-to-air kill ratio?.

Hint

78 to 2

104 to 0

96 to 3

126 to 1

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Question 6 of 10

6. An early criticism of the Eagle was its size. Many critics said that the jet would not do well in close-in, dog fight engagements. Because of its size, what is the tongue-in-cheek F-15 nickname. Hint

Barn door

Tennis court

Football field

Baseball diamond

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Question 7 of 10

7. A two-seat multirole version of the F-15 entered service in the USAF in 1989. The F-15 was now capable of long range, deep interdiction as well as close support of friendly troops. What is the multirole, air-to-ground derivative of the F-15.

Hint

Smack Eagle

Spike Eagle

Strike Eagle

Death Eagle

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Question 8 of 10

8. In addition to the US Air Force a number of other countries fly the F-15 Eagle. How many straight air-to-air version F-15 Eagles were built? Hint

768

1310

902

1198

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Question 9 of 10

9. The F-15 Eagle was considered one of the most formidable air superiority fighters of its time and proved itself repeatedly in combat engagements. When did the F-15 achieve its first air-to-air kill?

Hint

March 1982

February 1991

June 1985

July 1979

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is its published maximum rate of climb for the F-15? Hint

65,000 feet/minute

30,000 feet/minute

Greater than 50,000 feet/minute

40,000 feet/minute

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The F-15 Eagle was the first dedicated air-to-air fighter in the USAF since the F-86 Sabre. The F-15 Eagle was developed to counter what Soviet fighter?

Answer: MiG-25 Foxbat

The MiG-25 Foxbat was actually developed as an interceptor and was certainly not the maneuverable, air-to-air threat that US intelligence thought.

2. The US Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas as the prime contractor for the F-15 in December 1969. When did the F-15 have its first flight?

Answer: July 1972

The F-15A had its first flight in January 1976 and the F-15B, the two-seat version, was first flown the next year in July.

3. The F-15 has been flown by fighter squadrons all over the world. Which was the first operational combat fighter squadron to accept delivery of the Eagle?

Answer: 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron

The famous, "Triple Nickel" was the first operational fighter squadron to receive the Eagle at Luke AFB, Arizona in January 1976.

Answer: 6

Six. The US, Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia have all purchased an air-to-air and a multirole variant of the F-15. South Korea and Singapore have also purchased updated versions of the multi-role, primarily surface attack variant.

5. The F-15 Eagle has been flown in combat engagements by the USAF, Israel and Saudi Arabia. What is the F-15 Eagle's worldwide air-to-air kill ratio?.

Answer: 104 to 0

No air superiority variant of the F-15 has been downed by enemy fire. Worldwide the Eagle has 104 victories with over half of those being flown by the Israeli Air Force.

Answer: Tennis court

With a wingspan of almost 43 feet and length of near 64 feet the F-15 was often referred to as a tennis court, which has the dimensions of 78 feet by 27 feet.

Answer: Strike Eagle

The Strike Eagle's noticeable differences from the original Eagle are the darker gray color, the conformal fuel tanks, and a targeting pod for laser operations.

8. In addition to the US Air Force a number of other countries fly the F-15 Eagle. How many straight air-to-air version F-15 Eagles were built?

Answer: 1198

A total of 1198 of the air superiority F-15 fighters were built. 348 of the A, 61 B, 483 C, 92 D, and the Japanese Air Self Defense Force had a 141 of the J built and 37 or the DJ. A, D and J are single seat, B, D and DJ are two-seat.

Answer: July 1979

During the Israel/Lebanese border disputes, Israeli ace Moshe Melnik, downed a Syrian MiG-21 in July 1979 achieving the first air-to-air victory for the F-15 Eagle.

10. What is its published maximum rate of climb for the F-15?

Answer: Greater than 50,000 feet/minute

To demonstrate the Eagle's performance, the USAF's Streak Eagle project used a stripped down, unpainted F-15 to set eight time-to-climb records in January and February 1975. One record was a climb to 98,425 feet in 3 minutes, 27.8 minutes, ultimately coasting to 103,000 before descending.

Source: Author RowdyA10

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