This aircraft is a non-flying static display at Arnold Engineering Development Center at Tullahoma, TN.  There is some more information pertaining to the aircraft on the AEDC web site at This Link

The photgraphs were taken on September 3, 2004 by Scott Craig.  At the time I was more interested in taking photographs of the McDonnell-Douglas F-4C that they also have on display so I did not get many photographs of the Eagle or the Republic F-105D that they have on display.  I hope to get back to take some additional photographs of the Eagle in the near future.  The aircraft isn't going anywhere.

11/18/2005 Update - I got an email from Maynard VanLandingham who writes:

Happened to run across your photos of aircraft F-15A 77-068, thought I might send you a little history on that F-15.  It spent most of its life at Robins AFB as a test aircraft.  It was only assigned to Eglin for a short period of time.  The aircraft was wired for radar testing along with other things.  I worked on this aircraft for several years. (Installed the lower UHF shark fin antenna)

The reason the aft section is so shiny is that me and a couple of other mechanics buffed it out.

Thanks, Maynard!

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01/12/2009 Update - I received an email from another Eagle Maintainer last week who had several comments regarding my photos.  Since it would be difficult for readers to jump back and forth between the photographs and this paragraph if I included his comments here I have included them in the blocks with the photographs.  To differentiate between his comments and my comments I have made his blue in color.

Thanks, Scott!  Your input is very much appreciated.

As can be seen I occasionally get emails from people who worked on these aircraft.  I am ALWAYS grateful for their information because THEY are the ones who make it accurate.  I make mistakes, they clean up my mess.  I base what I write on my limited information and when someone corrects me I never take offense, I thank them for their help because I truly do appreciate it.

Right side of fuselage, overall view.

Notice in this photograph, and the preceeding one, that there is no evidence of any camouflage at all.  There is no "Ghost" scheme or "Mod Eagle" scheme or anything.  The aircraft is just plain gray all over.  You can also see how stark the panel lines are in relation to the overall weathered appearance of the aircraft.

Also notice that inside the canopy you can see the yellow straps and red streamer of a "Remove Before Flight" flag that goes between the pitot tubes of the ACES-II ejection seat.

This photo also shows the yellow straps and red streamer of the "Remove Before Flight" flag that goes between the pitot tubes of the ACES-II ejection seat better than the previous photo.

The fifth picture down you have that the red light is a navigation light.  It is in fact an Anti-Collision light.  The position lights that you are referring to are on the wingtips and there would not be a green one, there would be a blue one on the left wing.  Green is for boats.

This photo shows the left vertical stabilizer and also shows the generally worn appearance of the aircraft.  Also take note of the ECM antenna on the top of the left vertical stab and the counterbalance on the opposite stabilizer (at least that's what I was told they were!).

Next is the Aft Panel Left Side.  That panel is Titanium.  That’s why it’s so shiny after all these years.  We would spend hours polishing those panels and the wheel hubs to make them look really nice.  Then the pilots would go fly around and get black streaks all over our nice shiny panels.

Starboard Afterburner – The reason for discoloration is years in the elements.  Not extreme heat.  There is a cushion of cool air between the exhaust and the turkey feather to prevent burn-through.

Missile Clamp Bottom Left – These aren’t clamps.  They don’t hold the missiles in any way.  These are actually pistons that push the missiles away from the aircraft before the rocket motors ignite.  This is to obviously keep from shooting yourself with a missile.  Also, the AIM-7 Sparrow is no longer used.  I launched the jet that fired the last one a few years ago with the guy that designed the AIM-7 in the backseat.  120 AMRAAMs are what are used now.

Closeup of the logo of the 46th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida.

An interesting night shot of an F-15 on the ramp.

An interesting night shot of an F-15 on the ramp.

A Pair of Eagles in a hangar.

This is a view of an Eagle that not many people see.  Air shows will let you look at them all you want from the front, sides, rear, and bottom, but very few of us are able to see the top of one.

Another top view, this time facing to the rear.

This is the exhaust end of one of the engines.  The "Thrust Augmenters" on the F100-PW-220 engines are ceramic coated to protect the metal from the extreme heat generated by the afterburning engine.  They will always be white or ash-gray inside, and stained with black in places.

This is a view of Bay 5 right behind the cockpit.  The TEWS (Tactical Electronic Warfare System) units are visible at the right.

The right side of electronics bay 5.  This photograph is significant because you can see that the bay has been repainted gloss white, but on the sill at the bottom of the photograph you can see remnants of the infamous "Metallic Green" color that drives modelers crazy.

Open Bay – That is door 3L.  It’s not a bay.  Panels come completely off.  Doors have hinges.  “Bays” are empty unless components are installed.  Such as the engine bay and bay 5.  Bay 5 is actually full of stuff on newer C-model ACC aircraft.

The purpose of the photographs on this page is to provide a source of information to modelers and fans of the F-15 for informational purposes.  They are not intended to be used to make someone a profit and that type of use will not be tolerated.