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F-15 vs. F-35: Which fighter jet is faster?

Fighter aircraft rarely spend all that much time operating at their top speeds. However, analyzing the top speeds of different fighter aircraft can still tell you quite a lot about an aircraft's ...
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NASA gets new F-15 fighter jet to chase its X-59 'quiet' supersonic aircraft

What role will F-15 jets play in the future of supersonic flight?
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How NASA Is Using F-15s to Unlock Supersonic Flight

Retired U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles are being repurposed by NASA to support research for the experimental X-59 aircraft. The X-59 is designed to reduce loud sonic booms to quieter "sonic thumps," with ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Flying the F-15 Propelled Cesar Rodriguez to a Remarkable Combat Career

A retired fighter pilot watches his jet roar through the sky one last time. Diane Tedeschi Cesar "Rico" Rodriguez, a retired fighter pilot, attended the arrival of an F-15C at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

NASA adds F-15 fighter jets to push supersonic flight into a new era

NASA has taken a significant step forward in its pursuit of quieter supersonic flight by adding two F-15 aircraft to its ...