If you like modern aircraft, then undoubtedly the F-15E StrikeEagle is one that you know quite well. Seeking a dedicated medium strike aircraft that could also defend itself if need be, the USAF looked to General Dynamics and McDonnell/Douglas for modifications of current planes so there would be some commonality with aircraft already in the inventory. GD offered an improved version of their F-16XL, an enlarged Falcon with a large deltoid wing in place of the normal wing of the Falcon. McDD came up with what was basically an F-15D with fas-pacs and additional hardpoints. Since the McDD proposal was so similar to the Eagle already in production, they were given the nod to develop the new plane.

McDD took one of the prototype aircraft, 71-291, and outfitted it with all the unique components and systems that would be part of the new Strike Eagle. Tests went very quickly and were almost trouble free. The new F-15E was able to carry a prodigious amount of ordnance and still be able to comport itself just like a 'normal' F-15 once the ordnance was dropped. The rest is now history as the F-15E has proven itself to be extremely capable in battle as it has been blooded in the Gulf War and the Balkans in the last decade.

- Scale: 1/72

- Parts: 98 pcs

- L 10.68 x W 7.16 inches

- Includes: Plastic sprue (Clear) , Plastic sprue, Decalsheet (waterslide)

Paint and glue not included

SKU H00540
Brand Hasegawa

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