Fly-by-Wired: F-15

Fly by Wired is primarily a story of people shaped by their experiences growing up trying to find their places in the world, only to find themselves caught up in a plot to "tear down the whole system." But the characters are not only shaped by their experiences with each other, but with the aircraft in their histories. One of those that impacted two of the characters is the McDonnell Douglas F-15 "Eagle."

— James Albright

Updated:

2023-12-15

The F-15 Eagle is a multirole fighter that entered service in 1974 and has an unprecedented perfect air combat record of 100.5 victories and zero losses. The F-15 also holds eight time-to-altitude records, with the Streak Eagle reaching 98,425 feet in 3 minutes and 27.799 seconds. The aircraft is still in production and in use by Israel, Japan, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and the United States.

In Fly by Wired, Fiona Lawless flew the F-15 in a fighter squadron and as a Functional Check Pilot at an aircraft depot. John Praeger was an F-15 maintenance squadron commander.