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Catalog Number:
1974.048
Location:
5C949
Description:
The F-15 At Farnborough Is A Montage Painting Executed In Acrylics On Canvas Showing The F-15 In Takeoff Position, Taking Off, In Flight, And In Landing Roll. The Feature Of The F-15 Is Its Ratio Of 1 To 1 Of Thrust To Drag. The First Fighter Ever To Overcome The Drag Co-Efficient. In Its Aerial Display At Farnborough, Immediately After Take-Off, The F-15 Went Into A Vertical 90 Degree Climb And Slow Rolled The Panel To The Base Of The Existing Cloud Cover. It Is A Deceptively Small And Esthetic Looking Plane In Its Light Blue Color, But A Powerful Fighting Machine, Probably The Best First Line Fighter In The World At This Time.