Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

Updated Nov 27, 2020 6:26 PM EST

Modern single-seat fighter jets with advanced avionics are extremely capable. However, many argue that the two crew members that fly in the U.S. Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagle give this platform significantly more capability during highly complex missions, and especially those with complicated rules of engagement, in a highly complex battlespace, and where additional situational awareness may be critical to a mission’s success, in general. As such the F-15E community is in high demand, with the type being regularly dispatched to global hotspots to tackle such high-end , multi-role combat missions in both air-to-air and air-to-ground regimes.

Air Force Lieutenant Colonel “Voodoo” Culver is an F-15E pilot with the 494th Fighter Squadron, known as the “Mighty Black Panthers,” based at Royal Air Force Lakenheath in the United Kingdom. The resident 48th Fighter Wing features two squadrons of F-15Es, an F-15C unit, and will start receiving F-35As as it reactivates the 495th Fighter squadron next year. In fact, the 48th recently announced a competition to name its latest unit .

In this detailed video, conducts a pre-flight walk around check and explains the key attributes of the Strike Eagle, plus the benefits of the two-person cockpit , featuring a pilot and Weapon Systems Officer (WSO), also known as a “whizzo.” Being at the very tip of the USAF spear as a forward-deployed overseas unit, the Strike Eagles of the 48th are regularly on the road, often taking part in a range of training exercises and combat deployments.

The F-15E has received a range of upgrades in recent years, including the new Raytheon AN/APG-82 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, which means its multi-role mission is enhanced even further. They also have the ability to employ some niche capabilities, such as the AN/ASQ-236 “Dragon’s Eye” radar pod, as detailed in this previous War Zone feature . The type is also set to field a new self-protection capability in the form of the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS).

The range of enhancements means the Strike Eagle will continue to reign supreme in the European theater, so let’s hand it over to Lieutenant Colonel Culver, as he talks about the F-15E, known by many of its aviators as “The Mighty Mighty.”

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更新于美国东部时间2020年11月27日下午6:26。

配备先进航电的现代单座战斗机性能卓越。然而，许多人认为，美国空军F-15E“攻击鹰”战斗机的双座机组赋予了该平台在执行高度复杂任务，尤其是在交战规则复杂、战场环境高度复杂，且态势感知能力对任务成功至关重要的任务中，更强大的作战能力。因此，F-15E的需求量很大，该机型经常被派往全球热点地区，执行空对空和空对地作战等高端多用途任务。

空军中校“巫毒”库尔弗是驻扎在英国皇家空军莱肯希思基地的第494战斗机中队（绰号“黑豹”）的F-15E战斗机飞行员。该基地隶属于第48战斗机联队，该联队拥有两个F-15E中队和一个F-15C中队，并将于明年重新启用第495战斗机中队，届时将开始接收F-35A战斗机。事实上，第48联队最近还宣布了一项为其最新部队征集名称的竞赛。

在这段详尽的视频中，他进行了飞行前绕机检查，并讲解了“攻击鹰”战斗机的关键特性，以及双座驾驶舱的优势——驾驶舱内配备一名飞行员和一名武器系统官（WSO），后者也被称为“武器专家”。作为美国空军前沿部署的海外部队，“攻击鹰”战斗机隶属于第48战斗机联队，经常执行各种任务，包括参与各种训练演习和作战部署。

近年来，F-15E战斗机进行了一系列升级，包括加装了新型雷神公司AN/APG-82有源相控阵雷达（AESA），这进一步增强了其多用途作战能力。此外，它还具备一些特殊功能，例如AN/ASQ-236“龙眼”雷达吊舱，此前《战区》专题报道中曾详细介绍过。该机型还将配备新型自卫系统——鹰式被动/主动预警与生存系统（EPAWSS）。

一系列改进意味着“攻击鹰”将继续在欧洲战场上称霸，所以让我们把话筒交给库尔弗中校，让他来谈谈F-15E，这款战机被许多飞行员称为“强大的F-15E”。

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