F-15B Eagle NASA ACTIVE Historical Initial deliveries to the USAF

Initial deliveries to the USAF began on March 17

The result was the MD-11 tri-jet of 1985

It has seating provisions for 16 passengers and the aircrew consists of a pilot

C-27 Spartan airplane model

an advanced trainer version

F-15B Eagle NASA ACTIVE Historical Initial deliveries to the USAFF 15B ACTIVE NASA airplane model. The F 15 ACTIVE research aircraft, the first two seat F 15 built by McDonnell Douglas, was used initially for developmental testing and evaluation. In the mid 1980's, the aircraft was extensively modified for the Air Force's Short Takeoff and Landing Maneuvering Technology Demonstrator (S MTD) program. Those modifications included equipping the aircraft with a digital fly by wire control system, canards (modified F 18