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F-15C Eagle

The F-15C was, and in fact still is, the United States Air Force's primary fighter/interceptor. It features eight missiles (four long-range radar-guided AMRAAMs and four medium-range heat-seeking Sidewinders), as well as a wide array of countermeasures. It can easily intercept any aircraft at any altitude in a matter of minutes.

This plane requires BDArmory, Airplane Plus, and TweakScale to work. All three mods are integral parts of the plane's design and it will not work without them. I recommend Mouse Aim Flight as well for better control if you want to fly the plane yourself during combat. I recommend ReStock as well, since it makes most of the stock parts look better.

--ACTION GROUPS--
1. Switch engine mode (wet/dry)
2. Toggle flaps (landing mode/flight mode)
3. Toggle airbrakes
4. Fire flares
5. Next weapon (cycles through missiles and gun)
6. Fire (selected) missile
7. Fire gun (hold)
8. Toggle ECM jammer

In-Game Performance
Using its afterburners, it can climb vertically to 5500m (18000ft) in 30 seconds, and can reach the edge of the atmosphere in 45 seconds. Its default payload of four long-range radar guided missiles and four medium-range heat seeking missiles is sufficient to deal with superior numbers of enemy aircraft, creating a virtually impenetrable air defense shield. Its defenses are also extremely effective, a combination of flares, chaff, and ECMs. While it can outmaneuver most aircraft of a similar class, it should never even get within gun range, using its powerful radar to target and eliminate enemies at great distance. The maximum altitude this aircraft can reach in-game is 24,000m, though it has no attitude control past 12,000m.
https://youtu.be/tsERTN-7ipk?list=PLK-cxfqpLcSb3AYnQrgJ23y8J6iRhIqcH - demonstration of its combat capabilities in three 3v3 battles against a variety of opponents.

Real-World History
The F-15 Eagle was designed by McDonnell Douglas in the 1970s to combat the threat of new high performance Soviet fighters. The F-15 was initially a fighter/interceptor capable of intercepting Soviet fighters and bombers within minutes of their appearance on radar, climbing to 60,000ft in just 60 seconds. The F-15 later expanded its operational capacity with the addition of the F-15E Strike Eagle, a two-seat fighter/bomber, and the F-15SE Silent Eagle, a low-RCS fighter that sadly never saw service, being cancelled after only one demonstrator was built. The F-15 holds the title of the best modern jet fighter, with more than 100 confirmed air kills to no losses. The F-15 is also the only aircraft credited with shooting down a satellite. One F-15 was even able to land safely after losing a wing!

Install instructions:
Some mods won't work (or will be missing parts) if you extract them to the Plugins or PluginData folders, so I recommend extracting all mods to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Kerbal Space Program\GameData directly.