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McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

Name:	McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Type:	Air superiority fighter	Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter
Origin:	USA	USA
Produced:	1976	1973
Unit cost:	29.9 million $ (1998)	18.8 million $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	5,550 km	4,220 km
Max speed:	Mach 2.5 (1,650 mph, 2,665 km/h)	Mach 1.2 (915 mph, 1,470 km/h)
Service ceiling:	20,000 m	15,240 m
Weight empty:	12.7 t	8.57 t
Weight max:	30.85 t	19.2 t

Crew:	1	1

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Dimensions

Length:	19.43 m	15.06 m
Width:	13.05 m	9.96 m
Height:	5.63 m	4.88 m

Images

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

Author: "F-15, 71st Fighter Squadron, in flight" by U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers - [1], [2]. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-15,_71st_Fighter_Squadron,_in_flight.JPG#/media/File:F-15,_71st_Fighter_Squadron,_in_flight.JPG License

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

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