Mitsubishi F-15J

what is it?

The Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather air superiority fighter based on the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle in use by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). The F-15J was produced under license by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries along with McDonnell Douglas. The subsequent F-15DJ and F-15J Kai variants were also produced.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 13.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 2,650 km/htop speed
• size 30.8 tmax take-off weight
• built 213made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 46 years ago, in 1980.
• 🏎️Top speed is 20.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 💥Faster than sound: up to Mach 2.1 (sea-level speed of sound ≈ 1,235 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.1 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🏔️Can fly 2.3× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1980

introduced

1981

status

still flying

number built

213

role

air superiority fighter

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

makers

Boeing

engines

2× jet

crew

1

length

19.4 m

wingspan

13.1 m

height

5.6 m

max take-off weight

30.8 t

top speed

2,650 km/h

range

—

ceiling

20,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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