NASA’s 837: The Ultimate Modified F-15!

The most modified F-15 Ever Built | The story of Aircraft 837: PilotPhotog Merch Store! ***Update video with additional info: *** The F-15 given serial number 71-0290 had perhaps the most diverse range of duties of any F-15 ever built. Having first flown in 1973, it was the first two seat F-15 Eagle, and sixth F-15 built by McDonnell Douglas and was initially designated as a TF-15. The aircraft would go on to serve as a trainer, a testbed for the F-15E strike eagle, a technology demonstrator, and even a NASA research aircraft for several programs at the same time as the F16XL. Fun fact: This F-15 used F18 stabilator as canards, and performed supercruise research. We will look at all of those roles today but first let’s take a look at the specifications of this airplane during its service with the NASA ACTIVE program: Specifications Length: 63 FT 8 IN ( M) Height: 18 FT 6 IN ( M) Wingspan: 42 FT 10 in (13 M) Canard span: 25 FT 7 IN ( M) Horizontal tail span: 28 FT 3 IN ( M) Maximum speed: 1,522 MPH (2,450 KMH, 1,323 KN) Mach 2 Empty weight: 35,000 LB (15,876 KG) Takeoff weight: 47,000 LB (21,319 KG) Service Ceiling: 60,000 FT (18,288 M) Engine Thrust Class (each) Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 turbofan engines, equipped with Pratt & Whitney P/YBBN three-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles: 17,800 lbf (79 kN) thrust dry 29,000 lbf (130 kN) with afterburner Subscribe on Patreon: Patrons and channel members get early access to ad free videos Follow me on other social media: 📸 Instagram - 📖Facebook - 🐦Twitter - 👾Twitch: 🎮 Discord: Design support provided by BVR: For those asking where 837 is today: @,,79m/data=!3m1!1e3 Credits/Attributions: “The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.“ NASA footage and photos: 71-290 photography in standard USAF Livery photos: Photographers: Richard Lockett and Brain Lockett Music from “Hiding Your Reality“ by Kevin MacLeod () License: CC BY () This video is an opinion editorial commentary. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use purposes such as criticism, commentary, parody, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. All works used in this video (Images, audio etc) belong to their respective authors (This does not include the audio commentary or BGM).