The Official F-15 Strike Eagle Handbook

by Richard Sheffield

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I: Ground School
• Chapter 1: Historical Overview
• U.S. Air Force Historical Background
• Development of the Air Force Type F-15 Aircraft
• Summary of F-15 Combat Action
• Chapter 2: The F-15 Version E Designation: Strike Eagle
• The DRF (Dual-Role Fighter) Program
• Future Modifications
• Chapter 3: Air Combat Orientation
• Air Combat-Related Aerodynamics
• The Fighter Pilot's Mission
• Air Combat Basics
• Part II: ACM (Air Combar Maneuvering)
• Chapter 4: Basic Flight Maneuvers
• F-15 Strike Eagle I
• F-15 Strike Eagle II
• Aileron Roll
• The Barrel Roll
• The Loop
• The Break Turn
• Split-S or Descending Half-Loop
• Vertical Half-Loop or Immelmann
• The Stall Turn
• Inverted Flight Practice
• Speedbrake Extension
• ACM Checkride 1
• Chapter 5: Advanced Maneuvers
• Offensive Maneuvers
• ACM Checkride 2
• Defensive Maneuvers
• ACM Checkride 3
• Head-On Maneuvers
• ACM Checkride 4
• Part III: Software Orientation for the Original Version of F-15 Strike Eagle
• Chapter 6: Winning Tactics for the Original F-15 Strike Eagle
• Weapons Use
• Defensive Considerations
• Multiple Bogey Situations
• Chapter 7: General Tips Hints and Game Information
• Accidental Ejection
• Air Combat Mode Only
• Accumulating Points
• Bail-Out
• Bombing on Afterburners
• Clear the Map
• Code Chart
• Completing Missions
• Copy the Maps
• Ease Off the Stick When Entering Keyboard Commands
• Finding the Ground
• Gliding
• Gun Fighting in Ace Mode
• Learn to Fly Low
• Limping Home
• Missile Damage
• Multiple Flights
• Out of Fuel and Out of Altitude
• Save Those Flares
• Simulated Landings
• Skill Levels
• Spin Recovery
• Two-Player Team
• Use Your Afterburners
• Chapter 8: Mission Maps and Briefings
• Mission 1: Libya, 1981
• Mission 2: Yom Kippur War, 1973
• Mission 3: Haiphong, North Vietnam, 1972
• Mission 4: Syria, 1984
• Mission 5: Hanoi, North Vietnam, 1972
• Mission 6: Iraq, 1981
• Mission 7: The Persian Gulf
• Part IV: Software Orientation for F-15 Strike Eagle II
• Chapter 9: Winning Tactics for F-15 Strike Eagle II
• Flying the Aircraft
• Weapons Deployment
• Gun in Air-to-Air Combat
• Gun Accuracy
• Targets for Strafing
• Defensive Tactics
• Mission Planning
• Chapter 10: Scoring, Promotions, and Decoration
• Skill Levels
• Scoring System
• Promotions
• Two-Player System
• Fuel Consumption
• Chapter 11: Intelligence Briefing
• OPFOR
• Regional Intelligence Estimates and Info
• Appendices
• Appendix A: Suggested Reading List
• Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Appendix C: Definition of Terms
• Index
• Back Cover

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