On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 23:45:35 +0100, "Paul J. Adam"
wrote:

In message , Hobo
writes

At http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapo...craft/f-15i/F-
15I.html I found this quote:

"Among other elements tested were the plane's performance at speeds
greater than Mach 2, and at maximum maneuver load at 9g."

I thought that F-15s can only make 7G turns and that they can only make
3G turns with a bomb load or the bombs tear off the mounts. What is the
correct information on these subjects?

Classified, so I don't know.

Open-source suggest a ~7.5G limit on clean Eagles armed air/air (that's
a _lot_ of turn for a big-winged big-engined fighter like the F-15).
Strike loads will be a lot lower and 3G is low but not incredible (if
you have to yank-and-bank you jettison your bombs: it's a relatively
recent idea that you fight through and press on)


I've read in several places that the Es are stressed for 9gs, not the
previous 7.5.