F-15 ACTIVE: This Frankenstein Fighter Was Better Than the F-15 Eagle
F-15 ACTIVE: This Frankenstein Fighter Was Better Than the F-15 Eagle NASA's ACTIVE program resulted in a Frankenstein fighter with a variety of components and systems that managed to make the legendary F-15 even better. The F-15 has long been a legendary fighter, but NASA’s ACTIVE program aimed to make it even better. Faced with the looming threat of nuclear war with the Soviet Union, the United States began testing next-generation capabilities before the 10th F-15 even rolled off the assembly line. In the 44 years since the F-15 Eagle first entered service, the air superiority fighter...
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