Why until now, no F-15 operator has ordered the PW100-232 or GE110-132 for their F-15s?

Fuel consumption. But they might not consider the purchase mainly cause of cost and exports. But either way they can still consider a purchase for a PW Engine or a GE-F110 for a purpose.

Difference between the PW-F100 and GE-F100 engines.

PW-F100-100:

The F100-100 first flew in an F-15 Eagle in 1972 with a thrust of 23,930 lbf. Due to the advanced nature of engine and aircraft, numerous problems were encountered in its early days of service including high wear, stalling and “hard” afterburner starts. These “hard” starts could be caused by failure of the afterburner to start or by extinguishing after start, in either case the large jets of jet fuel were lit by the engine exhaust resulting in high pressure waves causing the engine to stall. Early problems were solved, and the F100 is still in the USAF fleet to this day.

But mainly due to it’s engine re-hab problems, Saudi Arabia might not consider the PW purchase, beacuse its a old engine from the 70s. More excess power or a new reliable engine could leave you up to the GE-F110. But to this day, it powers the F-15Es and older F-15 models. This engine powers all F-15s in the US.

GE-F110

Two F110-GE-129 engines, with 29,400 lb. 131 kn. of thrust, power all F-15K fighters of South Korea. This is the first time production F-15s will be powered by a GE engine, since all previous F-15 models were powered by Pratt and Whitney. It has also been chosen by the Republic of Singapore Air Force to power its F-15SG, and Saudi Arabia to power its F-15SA.

So Saudi Arabia choosed the GE-F110 mainly because its reliable and has more core power, also less engine problems. But infact, it’s a new engine. But these engines are fitted by all F-15s in the other countries.

Question to FA18 : legacy hornet?

Remember halloweene? 😉

According to some rumours, this JH-X design is the losing contender for the H-X program ( pity if you ask me -if true). This flying wing is the other contender, subsonic, 3500km combat radius, following dimensions: twin-seater, length 21.32 meters, wingspan: 26.88 m, height: 4.12 m, main bomb bay: 9 m x 2.5 m, side bomb bay: 5.2 m x 1.8 m

I wonder if Paralay, when you have time, can you do your magic ( drawings) with this one as well ?:) ( i know it’s more difficult as we have no idea of the top configuration)
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Wow, another copy of the revolutionary X-47B that might enter carrier service in the next future. Hmm stalking the US Navy, like they did hacking the Navy classification of the diffrent types of carrier based aircraft? What is it going to have? Stealthy, better shape, supersonic, manned, bigger weapons, longer etc. Coincidence

I have tons of books in the loft that need shelves 🙂

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I don’t think the YAL-1 was designed to eliminate SAM’s, but I could be wrong. In-theatre ballistic missiles and ICBM’s are what the YAL-1 was designed to handle. Besides, there is only one of them, the prototype, in order to be effective you would need more than one.

Well, the Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser Testbed, weapons system is a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser mounted inside a modified Boeing 747-400F. It is primarily designed as a missile defense system to destroy tactical ballistic missiles , while in boost phase.

Technically can shoot anything besides planes or tanks. Can shoot down only ICBMs or enemy missiles. Pretty much the YAL-1 would help for SAM defence or a ICBM or rocket defenses. Well you need more YAL-1s to be very effective in terms of laser targeting. But very sad that it was phased out of production. Could’ve been a good SAM defence plane.

There many other aircraft taking part besides CF-18s. The No Fly Zone, as proposed for now, is minute compared to the No Fly Zone that was enforced during the Libyan Campaign, operating in a whole country with a much more complicated ROEs over a very large area as opposed to a specific & sparse area.

I knew that many other aircraft patrolled the area besides the CF-18. But they were tasked to find enemy reinforcements so they won’t order a threat to the US. There were like 5-8 CF-18s patrolling the no fly zone Libya airspace. But now they might task new planes to controll the airspace and reinforcements.

I can’t always believe there’s always a war starting up. We always have to face, Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc. It’s always the Israel people that kills 10,000s people like when they were ordered to strike a bomb in Syria. They killed like i don’t know 50? In the Syria bombing? Quick guess. Also it’s always a terrorist from Iraq or Syria etc, That has always has to start a stupid war, that involves killing people etc. I seriously don’t know what’s going with this world. It’s a world with killing, drugs, beating people up, wars.

So is it going to be an actual no fly zone rather than a ground attack zone as in Libya in 2011?

Have no idea, ask the experts at politics, they’ll tell you. As for that it was the Canadians that were ordered to patrol on the no fly zone during the Libyan rage of Muamar Gadafi. It was devestaing, but 2011 was just revelenty quiet. Not important for a no fly zone. I remember some Canadian CF-18s were patrolling the no fly zone in 2011. Which they had to patrol overseas incase of a threat to forces.