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F 15ex cockpit upgrade#

It also the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System, an electronic warfare upgrade that is also being fielded on F-15E models. The new fighter is a two-seat aircraft-though operable by a single pilot-with fly-by-wire flight controls, digital cockpit displays, and advanced avionics systems.

A second F-15EX will be delivered to Eglin by the end of April 2021. Even that engine isn't 'new'.Following its acceptance, the new aircraft was flown to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 block 60 F110-GE-132 first flew in December of 2003 (16 years ago). The United Arab Emirates’ Block 60 is powered by the General Electric F110-GE-132 turbofan, which is rated at a maximum thrust of 32,500 lbf (144.6 kN), the most powerful variant of General Electric F110 engine. Later versions of the F110 include the F110-GE-129 delivering 29,400 lbf (131 kN) thrust and the F110-GE-132 delivering 32,000 lbf (142 kN) Initial orders were for the F110-GE-100 rated at 28,000 lbf (125 kN). The F-16C/D Block 30/32s were the first to be built with a common engine bay, able to accept both engines, with block 30s having the bigger intake (known as 'Big Mouth') and block 32s retaining the standard intake. The F110-GE-100 provides around 4,000 lbf (17.8 kN) more thrust than the F100-PW-200 and requires more air, which led to the increase in the area of the engine intake. On Wikipedia they say this about the F110 engines. And not to say Boeing is lying, but 'new' is the word they are using. It seems from the website above that the F110-129 engines are 'ready' for the EX but I'm not sure that means they will be used. When will we know about these 'new' engines Boeing is talking about.

Now that we have a 'go' with at least some F-15EX Jets being made (for better or worse). That'll give it 29,500lbf per engine the -132 would be more powerful, but it also has a lower bypass ratio (0.68 vs 0.76) which might not be desirable (for fuel economy at least) for the majority of sorties that the F-15EX sees. Perhaps the ability to travel faster without taking up as much fuel?ĭragon029 wrote:F110-GE-129 engines according to Janes. I could see some nice advantages with more powerful engines.

Perhaps the F110-132 found in some of the more advanced F-16's with 32,000lbs each? Or could the F119-PW 100 be put in it with 35,000lbs each? Are they talking about the F100 engine 229 vs 200 (29,000lbs vs 24,000lbs ) or something more!? The part that interested me was the Engines. The F-15EX will be able to survive modern integrated air defense systems and seamlessly communicate with other sensors to deliver automated IR countermeasures for enhanced survivability.

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of payload supported by 12 certified air-to-air hard points and 15 certified air-to-ground hard points.Ĥ: Enhanced Engines: New, more powerful twin engines provide the F-15EX with unrivaled speed and acceleration capabilities, allowing the pilot to get to the target faster.ĥ: Enhanced Survivability: A fully integrated electronic warfare suite provides a full spectrum of protection and enables dominant engagement of new and emerging threats. This provided enhanced situational awareness, speeds decision making and eases pilot workload.ģ: Unrivaled Payload: Unmatched weapon station capacity up to 29,500 lbs. Fused onboard / off-board data enables simultaneous monitoring of multiple sensors / data sources. So Boeing's website goes over 5 things the F-15EX is expected to have.ġ: Advanced Cockpit Design: 21st century cockpit provided real-time access to battlefield information and enhances the pilot's understanding of the environment to reduce work load, speed decision-making and enhance mission management.Ģ: Enhanced Sensors: Aggregate sensor data for a 360 degree view of the battle space.