The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, arrives to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida March 11. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez)
図1 空軍初のF-15EXがエグリン空軍基地に到着:AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin
The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, is flanked by an F-15E and F-15C in the distance March 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The just-arrived aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, sits by an F-15E Strike Eagle March 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The newly-arrived aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez)
図3 空軍初のF-15EXがエグリンに到着:AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin
2021年4月17日、EGLIN AIR FORCE BASEでの式典にてF-15EXがイーグルIIとして公開されました。
The Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX Eagle II, was revealed and named during a ceremony April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end, through combined developmental and operational tests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
図4 F-15EXイーグルIIお披露目:F-15EX Eagle II named, unveiled
The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, arrives to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida March 11. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander, pilots the F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, to its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida March 11. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th FLTS and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, rolls by an F-15C March 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The newly-arrived aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
図7 F-15EXイーグルII横:AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin
The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, arrives to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida March 11. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez)
図8 F-15EXイーグルII上面:AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin
Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron commander, deliver the first F-15EX to its new home, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 11 March, 2021. The 40th FLTS took possession of EX1 and the 85th TES will own EX2 upon its arrival. Squadron aircrews and testers will work together to complete the combined developmental and operational testing simultaneously. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John McRell)
図9 飛行中のF-15EXイーグルII:AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin
Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron commander, deliver the first F-15EX to its new home, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 11 March, 2021. The 40th FLTS took possession of EX1 and the 85th TES will own EX2 upon its arrival. Squadron aircrews and testers will work together to complete the combined developmental and operational testing simultaneously. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)
図10 F-15EXイーグルII下面:AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin
Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron commander, deliver the first F-15EX to its new home, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 11 March, 2021. The 40th FLTS took possession of EX1 and the 85th TES will own EX2 upon its arrival. Squadron aircrews and testers will work together to complete the combined developmental and operational testing simultaneously. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)
図11 EGLIN AIR FORCE BASEに向け飛行中:AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin
Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron commander, deliver the first F-15EX to its new home, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 11 March, 2021. The 40th FLTS took possession of EX1 and the 85th TES will own EX2 upon its arrival. Squadron aircrews and testers will work together to complete the combined developmental and operational testing simultaneously. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)
図12 EGLIN AIR FORCE BASEに向け飛行中:AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin
Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron commander, deliver the first F-15EX to its new home, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 11 March, 2021. The 40th FLTS took possession of EX1 and the 85th TES will own EX2 upon its arrival. Squadron aircrews and testers will work together to complete the combined developmental and operational testing simultaneously. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)
図13 EGLIN AIR FORCE BASEに向け飛行中:AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin
2021年9月1日、EGLIN AIR FORCE BASEにて、F-15EXとF-35Aの両方に搭乗した世界で2人しかいないパイロットの1人が誕生しました。
そのパイロットは、 Commander of Air Combat CommandのGen Mark Kellyで、飛行時間6,000時間以上の戦闘機パイロットです。
ACC Commander completes F-15EX Eagle II qualification Gen Mark Kelly, Commander of Air Combat Command, prepares for his F-15EX qualification flight in tail “002” after completing the requisite academic and simulator training at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla, Sept. 1, 2021. A fighter pilot with over 6,000 hours in multiple aircraft, Gen Kelly is now one of two pilots in the world who’ve flown both the F-15EX and F-35A. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)
ACC Commander completes F-15EX Eagle II qualification Gen Mark Kelly, Commander of Air Combat Command, leads a two-ship formation of F-15s Eagles from the 53rd Test Wing near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla, Sept. 1, 2021. Gen Kelly, an Eagle pilot for nearly 30 years, flew the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX Eagle II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)
Three F-15C Eagles and an F-15EX Eagle II fly behind a KC-135 Stratotanker during an in-air refueling mission over Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Oct. 15, 2021. In-air refueling allows fighter aircraft to stay airborne for extended periods without having to land to refuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE(米国空軍)のWebサイトから、Northern Edge 21(訓練)におけるKC-135ストラトタンカーからF-15EXイーグルIIへの空中給油ミッションを写真で紹介します。
下図では、F-15EXの空中給油口部分が開いていることを確認できます。
An F-15EX Eagle II from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, flies in formation during an aerial refueling operation above the skies of Northern California, May 14. The Eagle II participated in the Northern Edge 21 exercise in Alaska earlier in May. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)
370th Flight Test Squadron conducts air refueling operations with F-15EX Eagle II’s An F-15 from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, conducts aerial refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 370th Flight Test Squadron out of Edwards Air Force Base, above the skies of Northern California, May 14. The aircraft participated in the Northern Edge 21 exercise in Alaska earlier in May. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)
An F-15EX Eagle II from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, flies in formation during an aerial refueling maneuver with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 370th Flight Test Squadron out of Edwards Air Force Base, May 14. The Eagle II participated in the Northern Edge 21 exercise in Alaska earlier in May. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)