Boeing’s newest multi-role combat aircraft, the F-15EX, was delivered to the U.S. Air Force for its first test flight, perfectly demonstrating the steep “Viking takeoff.
Boeing’s newest multi-role fighter, the F-15EX, costing hundreds of millions of dollars, was delivered to the U.S. Air Force for its first test flight, climbing at a nearly steep vertical angle with a so-called “Viking takeoff,” quickly reaching altitude and completing about 90 minutes of flight. The first eight F-15EX aircraft will be deployed at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, and two of the aircraft will be delivered in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021.
The test F15EX aircraft flew for the first Time at St. Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri on the 2nd, local time, piloted by pilot Matt Giese, according to the foreign news agency. The flight lasted about 90 minutes, during which the aircraft’s various electronics and systems were tested and the “Viking takeoff” – the skill of climbing at a vertical angle after lift-off – was demonstrated, with stunning results.
According to Boeing’s announcement, the F-15EX has a digital cockpit, an advanced Core Processor II mission computer system, a new electronic warfare system, and a modern active electronically scanned array radar. What is even more remarkable is that –
Chinese Sina.com reported in January that the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bomber, with its huge combat radius and robust payload capability, is the most suitable platform to mount the B61-12 nuclear bomb, which is also known as the deadliest nuclear bomb and will be a great deterrent to the Chinese Communist Party.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced last year (2020) that it would purchase eight of the latest F-15EX, and after that, the purchase plan may be as many as 144 aircraft, with the entire procurement plan budget looking up to $23 billion.
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