Hobby Master HA4567 | F-15SA(Saudi Advanced) 0633, Royal Saudi Air Force, 2022 (with AGM-84 Harpoon missiles)

General Background:

The F-15SA will enhance the national security of Saudi Arabia. The F-15SA has a missile launch detection system as well as infrared search and track system. The F-15SA variant is capable of carrying twice the missile load of the F-15C/E as well as carrying weapons for long-range stand-off situations. These aircraft are capable of numerous operations that earlier F-15s weren’t able to perform. Qatar has ordered 36 F-15QAs, an offshoot of the F-15SA. The first 3 aircraft arrived in November 2021.

The Aircraft:

F-15SA(Saudi Advanced) 0633 of the Royal Saudi Air Force U.S. serial 12-1073, is one of 84 aircraft acquired from Boeing using the U.S. intergovernmental FMS (Foreign Military Sales) sales program. The newer variant of the F-15 features fly-by-wire instead of digital electronic control systems and many other advanced features. The “0” in front of the RSAF serials was an error and will be removed at some point. F-15SA 0633 is assigned to the recently formed 29th Squadron based at the King Faisal AFB, Tabuk.

Multi-role Fighter

Crew - 2
Performance
Power Plants – 2 X General Electric F110-GE-129C
Thrust – 29,400 lbs per engine
Speed – 1,875 mph (Mach 2.5+)
Service Ceiling 60,000 ft 918,288 m)
Range – 2,400 miles (3,862 km)
Dimensions
Wing Span – 42.8 ft (13 m)
Length – 63.8 ft (19.44 m)
Height – 18.5 ft (5.6 m)
Weight
Empty – 37,500 lbs (17,101 kgs)
Maximum Take-off – 81,000 lbs (36,750 kgs)
Armament
Guns – 1 X Internally mounted M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel 20 mm cannon with 540 rounds
Air-To-Air
AIM-7M Sparrow
AIM120C AMRAAM
AIM-9X Sidewinder
Air-To-Ground
AGM-65G Maverick
AGM-84L Harpoon
AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER
AGM-154C JSOW
AGM-88B HARM
MK82 500 lb dumb bomb
MK84 2,000 lb dumb bomb
GBU-10 Paveway II 2,000 lb laser-guided bomb
GBU-12 Paveway II 5,000 lb laser-guided bomb
GBU-24 Paveway II 2,000 lb laser-guided bomb
GBU-31 JDAM 500 lb GPS-guided bomb
GBU-38 JDAM 500 lb GPS-guided bomb
GBU39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
CBU-105D/B Sensor Fuzed Weapon Radar/Sensors
APG-63(v)3 AESA radar
LANTIRN navigation and targeting pod system
AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Targeting system
Tiger Eyes infrared search and track system
Countermeasures/Defenses – Digital Electronic Warfare Systems
AN/AAS infrared Search and Track system
Miscellaneous
Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems
AN/AVS Night Vision Goggles
Fly-By-Wire system