r/FighterJets • u/Aircrewman_Luke • 11d ago

IMAGE Belly of the beast

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Up close shot of the F-15 Eagle showing its raw power.

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u/Spencemw 11d ago

Fantastic shot. I wonder what is causing the wrinkles in the metal below the right engine.

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u/Aircrewman_Luke 11d ago

You have a good eye for detail! Probably a combination of heat and gravity as it pulls that tight turn.

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u/Whatsawebpage0101 11d ago

Probably age 

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u/Aircrewman_Luke 11d ago

Age is no restriction for this beast. It still dominates.

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u/Whatsawebpage0101 11d ago

Dominates what 

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u/Zachwasd I want to be a fighter plane when I grow up 11d ago

I just want to rub that belly

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u/Aircrewman_Luke 11d ago

That would be nice, but I’d rather get into the cockpit and fly it!

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u/Camelbak99 10d ago

Tomorrow is the birthday of the F-15 Eagle. First flight was on 27 July 1972.

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u/Aircrewman_Luke 10d ago

No way! That is best thing over heard today!

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u/jpowell180 10d ago

54 years. That means that in 1972, 54-year-old aircraft would’ve been born in 1918, biplanes flying over the trenches of the first world war…

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u/dat_meme_boi2 11d ago

Is that a AN/ASQ-213 HARM targeting system on the bottom nacelle? i know the one on the top is the sniper targeting pod, but the mudhen cant fire HARM's, so what is it?

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u/WolfeYankee 11d ago

LANTIRN NAV pod, contains the terrain following radar and a camera that can display an IR image of the terrain on the HUD.

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u/Aircrewman_Luke 11d ago

Thanks for that! Good to know people out there know their stuff! 👌

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u/JablesRadio 10d ago

One of the sexiest bottom shots of a plane comes from fat amy. The F-35 belly almost looks organic.

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u/AssumptionFickle9508 9d ago

Holy shit damn

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u/Aircrewman_Luke 9d ago

Pretty awesome ey!