Seeing F-15 being transported on the road will make you realize its true size
- Check out this F-15 being transported on the road
- This unique POV puts its mammoth size into perspective
- The military aircraft is capable of speeds of Mach 2
Published on May 07, 2024 at 1:00 AM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on May 03, 2024 at 7:11 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
It’s unusual to see an F-15 soaring through the sky and performing aerial acrobatics – it’s even rarer to see one strapped to the back of a truck to be transported on the road.
And it really puts the mammoth size of this aircraft into perspective.
You can check out the drive-by POV in the close-up footage below.
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Let’s check out the stats of this stunning military aircraft that was designed to be an ‘all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield’.
First made in 1972 and flown the year after, the tactical fighter made by the McDonnell Douglas Corp., has a wingspan of 13 meters (42.8 feet), is 19.44 meters (63.8 feet) long, and stands 5.6 meters (18.5 feet) tall, per the USAF website.
All that aircraft clocks in at a hefty 14379 kg (31,700 lbs) and a maximum take-off weight of 30,844 kg (68,000 lbs).
Getting that behemoth off the ground requires more than a little oomph, which comes in the form of a power plant featuring two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100, 220 or 229 turbofan engines with afterburners.
That equates to 23,450 pounds of thrust per engine.
While its top speed clocks in at 3,018 km/h (1,875 mph) helping it hit Mach 2 class – this video shows the F-15 aircraft being transported at a far more leisurely pace.
“Speed limit says 65 young man. why r u going mach 2.6?” joked one commenter on the Instagram post by @theaviationaddict, which has amassed around 13.9K likes on the platform.
“Definitely going to an air museum of some sort,” said another.
And they may well be right considering the latest version of the F-15 Eagle, the F-15EX Eagle II, can reach speeds of Mach 2.5.
Each of its two GE F110-GE 229 engines is capable of a 29,500-pound output of thrust.
Yes, that’s fast but it’s rumored that America might possess an even fastest jet that’s capable of hypersonic speeds at Mach 5+.
Admittedly this has nothing on this unedited, raw footage of a spacecraft ripping through the atmosphere at Mach 25 – but it’s fast for a plane.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
