The F 15 Fighter Aircraft
Everyone in here knows that they live in the most powerful nation on the planet. Just about every night on the news some reference is made about our military might and superiority. But, does anyone have any idea how great that might really is, how much more advanced we are than our enemies? Tonight I'm going to give everyone a little insight into history and capabilities of one of our most effective fighter jets, the F-15 aircraft.
The F-15 was introduced into the U.S. arsenal in 1976, just after the Vietnam War. And was developed, mainly to out pace the Soviet Union. Since its introduction, it has been improved upon many times, which has resulted in 5models (a-e). But throughout its long career, not even one F-15 has ever been shot down in combat.
The jet itself is a twin-engine speed machine. For every 1lb of plane the two engines can produce 1lb of thrust, pushing the jet at full after burner to speeds of 2.5 mach (two and ½ times the speed of sound) or 1875mph. To illustrate, that is like traveling from here to Las Vegas in less than an hour.
The weapons of the F-15 are equally impressive. First off is the 20mm gatlin gun. It is mounted in the right wing of the plane and can fire its 940 round capacity of ammo in 9.4 seconds or 100 rds. /sec. The main round it fires is an explosive known as a HEI, which is powerful enough to blow a humvee in half and burns hot enough to melt through an engine block. The next is the Aim-9 missile, (2) which is a heat-seeking missile that that locks to jet engines of the enemy aircraft and doesn't let go. Lastly, is the Aim 120 AMRAAM (advance medium range air-to-air missile). This missile uses its own radar system to track aircraft it starts hunting as soon as it is turned on and tells the pilot when it has located a target and cannot be shaken. If two planes try to out maneuver these misses they will communicate with each other and switch planes (fire and forget).
It also has the capabilities of defending itself if it is fired on, through the use of chaff and flare.
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Don’t tread on me. Four simple words. Those four words helped build the strongest country in the world. The land of the free did not rise to the top easily, it took blood sweat and tears. Millions of lives were lost in the process. America would not be the world police if we did not have the strongest military. America’s military is a spear. It has many parts, from the handle to the tip. Without the whole spear, it could not kill. But what part of the spear goes in for the kill first? The tip. The tip of the spear is represented by America’s Navy Seals.
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While delving into information about our nation’s military the interesting topic of the AH-1 Cobra came through. The Cobra struck me in a way that I now feel the need to explain how great of an asset this machine is to our country. What sources provided the best information were mostly government websites. The information found ranged from system specifications to available ammunition all the way to what countries have a contract with Bell Inc. and can use their product with their military. There will be a presentation of what packages the AH-1 Cobra comes with, the evolution of the Super Cobra, how our military uses these magnificent machines, and of what they are all capable.
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