--The F-15J Eagle is the main interceptor fighter of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
--Japan's Air Self-Defense Force is the third eagle-equipped country in the world after the US Air Force and Israel.
--The Japan Air Self-Defense Force, which had used the F-104J as an interceptor fighter until then, investigated FX as a successor to the F-104J.
--From among many candidate aircraft, it was decided to adopt the F-15 on December 9, 1976, and the first aircraft arrived at Gifu Air Base on March 27, 1981.
――The F-15J of the Air Self-Defense Force at the time of introduction was basically an aircraft equivalent to the F-15C block 26 of the US Air Force, and some of the Air Self-Defense Force's own repairs were done.
――This is because the SDF's own automatic warning and control organization (badge system) and a high-speed data device (J / ASW-10 data link system) that receives interception control from the E-2C early warning aircraft have been added and the vertical stabilizer. The main renovation point is to change the antenna at the tip of the to mass balance.
――The Japan Air Self-Defense Force first deployed the F-15J to the Nittahara base and used it to train pilots, and then started deploying it to the combat wing in earnest.
--Currently, F-15J is 201 Squadron (Chitose Base), 202 Squadron (Nittahara Base), 203 Squadron (Chitose Base), 204 Squadron (Hyakuri Base), 303 Squadron (Komatsu Base), 304 Squadron. It is deployed in 7 squadrons (Tsukijo base) and 305 Squadron (Hyakuri base).
--Like the US Air Force, the F-15J has a multi-stage improvement plan (MSIP), and equipment is being improved and added year by year.
――For this reason, the appearance has changed with the addition of new antennas.
――In addition, the aircraft that can carry the domestic air-to-air missile AAM-3 is under renovation.
――The F-15J will play an active role in the defense of Japan's sky along with the FS-X, which will be developed in the future as the main fighter of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
* Information at the beginning of the kit release.
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--Crew: 1 person
--Overall width: 13.05m
--Overall length: 19.43m
--Overall height: 5.63m
--Maximum takeoff weight: 30,845kg
--Engine: P & W F-100-IHI-100
--Thrust: 7,348kg x 2 (10,800kg x 2 when using AB)
--Maximum speed: Mach 2.5 / 12,200m
--Fixed armament: JM61A 20mm Vulcan cannon x 1
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )