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This NASA F-15 was the first aircraft to demonstrate a fully integrated inlet-engine-flight control system, a self-repairing flight control system, and a propulsion-only flight control system. The F-15 was designed as a single-seat, twin-engine air superiority fighter by McDonnell Aircraft Co., McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri. The F-15 is normally powered by two Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-100 or 220 engines, depending on the model. The NASA F-15 was equipped with advanced versions of the F100 -- F100 EMD (engine model derivative). The aircraft was capable of flying more than twice the speed of sound. The F-15 is 63.75 feet long and has a wingspan of 42.83 feet. This NASA F-15 was extensively modified for research activities and did not carry any armament.
F-15A-RPRV
F-15A-RPRV
NASA's Drden Flight Research Center used a technique developed for flying Remotely Piloted Research Vehicles (RPRV) to flight test a 3/8-scale model of the USAF's F-15 fighter aircraft. The F-15 RPRV was air launched from a B-52 flying at 45,000 feet and was controlled by a pilot in a ground cockpit complete with flight controls and a television screen.
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