{"id":56966,"date":"2024-09-01T20:21:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T18:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=56966"},"modified":"2024-09-06T23:33:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T21:33:34","slug":"a-puzzling-comparison-of-the-maneuverability-of-the-f-15qa-and-f-22-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/09\/01\/a-puzzling-comparison-of-the-maneuverability-of-the-f-15qa-and-f-22-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"A puzzling comparison of the maneuverability of the F-15QA and F-22 fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2025, it will be 20 years since the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, the most expensive and maneuverable fighter in history, entered service.<\/p>\n

The incredible typical maneuvers of an F-22 Raptor that an F-15QA fighter has done in Dubai<\/a><\/rel>
\nLas caracter\u00edsticas de los nuevos cazas F-15IA Eagle II que EEUU ha aprobado vender a Israel<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

In addition to being a stealth fighter<\/strong> (that is, with a very low radar signature that allows it to enter enemy territory without being detected), the F-22 is capable of maneuvers never before seen in a jet fighter aircraft,<\/strong> or even in any warplane in general, since it can make truly spectacular tight turns, thanks to its vector nozzles<\/strong>, which push the jet emitted by the engine depending on the maneuver to be performed.<\/p>\n

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An F-22 in a demonstration flight at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, on July 14, 2019 (Photo: U.S. Air Force<\/a>).<\/div>\n

The F-22 was intended to replace the older F-15 Eagle,<\/strong> a fighter that made its first flight in 1972 and has so far distinguished itself as an excellent air superiority aircraft. The F-15 holds the record of never having been shot down in aerial combat<\/strong> in the 48 years it has been in service (it entered service with the US Air Force in 1976).<\/p>\n

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An F-15QA armed with 12 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles at The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford, England, July 19, 2024 (Photo: U.S. Air Force<\/a>).<\/div>\n

Despite being many years old, the new variants of the F-15 are causing astonishment<\/strong>, specifically the F-15EX Eagle II<\/a>, an advanced version of the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bomber. In December 2023 I showed you here a video of an F-15QA (the Qatari version of the F-15EX) performing maneuvers typical of an F-22<\/a>, in a \"clean\" configuration, that is, without underwing supports.<\/p>\n

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Artist's rendering of an F-15EX Eagle II, the new version of the F-15 Strike Eagle fighter-bomber (Photo: Boeing<\/a>).<\/div>\n

Regarding the capabilities of the F-22 and the new F-15EX, today the Japanese youtuber Tonk298<\/a>, who has an excellent channel about airplanes, has published an interesting video comparing the maneuverability of these two fighters<\/strong>. The result is certainly disconcerting, since the F-15QA is capable of performing maneuvers like those of the F-22 without having vector nozzles (the video is in Japanese but has English subtitles, you can activate them in the bottom bar of the player):<\/p>\n