Cobra360 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 I have seen a few pictures of F-15s that have a small cube, maybe a new IFF probe on top of the nose just before the start of the radome. Anybody know what it is. I have not seen any F-15Es with them, only in recent F-15Cs and MSIP F-15As. The Superhornet also has a flat rectangle buldge on top of it's nose which I assume to be some sort of IFF antenna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IguanaKing Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 The IFF antennas are usually mounted on the radar plate. I imagine that the bump in that area on both the 18 and 15 is either some kind of data-link antenna, or possibly a TCAS-related item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotasso Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 WOW that F-15 looks brand new...are there any new built F-15's or they are joust geting aupgraded? BTW how many AESA upgrades have been made? [sigpic]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic4448_29.gif[/sigpic] My PC specs below:Case: Corsair 400C PSU: SEASONIC SS-760XP2 760W Platinum CPU: AMD RYZEN 3900X (12C/24T) RAM: 32 GB 4266Mhz (two 2x8 kits) of trident Z RGB @3600Mhz CL 14 CR=1T MOBO: ASUS CROSSHAIR HERO VI AM4 GFX: GTX 1080Ti MSI Gaming X Cooler: NXZT Kraken X62 280mm AIO Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 1TB M.2+6GB WD 6Gb red HOTAS: Thrustmaster Warthog + CH pro pedals Monitor: Gigabyte AORUS AD27QD Freesync HDR400 1440P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra360 Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 There are no new built F-15C/Ds. Only the F-15Ks and F-15SGs are are in production now. The are 18 F-15Cs equiped with the APG-63V2 AESA, based in Alaska. They have AK tail codes. The USAF F-15Es are due to start recieving the APG-63V3 AESA from the end of this year. Around 100 USAF F-15C/Ds are due to get the V3 air to air only from 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt40Five Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Might have some luck asking here: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/23/pg1/srtpages [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112th_Terrier Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 it's an ashtray ... since smoking in the workplace was banned pilots have to step outside for a smoke on those long transfer flights :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRocker Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 I dont' know for sure what that feature is on the F-15C. But I believe that the F-15E has its ADF antenna in just that location as a flush skin antenna. So maybe its the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IguanaKing Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 ADF loop/sense antennas are usually mounted somewhere on the under-side of the aircraft. Its the only way the loop seems to work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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