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From: jfb@usgp1.ih.att.com (Joe Baugher)
Subject: New Fighter Series--McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (23 of 26)
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Summary: F-15XX
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In September of 1985, the USAF issued a request for proposals (RFP) 
for an Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) that would be capable of 
supersonic cruise and maneuver and with a range greater than that of 
the F-15.  It was to take maximum advantage of stealth technology 
consistent with its primary performance goals.  McDonnell Douglas 
teamed with Northrop in the building of two prototypes under the 
designation YF-23.  On April 23, 1991, the Secretary of the Air Force 
announced that the competing Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics YF-22 
had been selected as the winner.  Current plans are for the F-15 to be 
gradually replaced in service by the F-22A, but this is not likely to 
happen for many years, especially in the current budgetary 
environment.  

The Air Force Systems Command has been considering a proposal for a 
stripped, "no-frills" Eagle, sometimes known as F-15XX.  It was 
initially considered as a possible low-cost alternative to the ATF.  
However, if the F-22 program stumbles or runs into budgetary problems, 
the F-15XX may become more attractive.  


Sources:

   Air International, Airscene

   F-15 Eagle, Robert F. Dorr, World Airpower Journal, Volume 9,
   Summer 1992.


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