| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 17-1040 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing F-15 Eagle |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing F-15QA Eagle |
| C/n (msn): | QA40 |
| Operator Titles: | Boeing |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Saint Louis - Spirit of Saint LouisMap |
| Region / Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSUS IATA: SUS Local: SUS Other: - |
| Event: | Spirit of St. Louis Air Show 2024 |
| Photo Date: | 9 June 2024 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 867433 |
| Photo Comment |
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Holding on the taxiway as the Boeing pilot looks at the flying display overhead. The aircraft is in clean configuration for its display at Spirit of St. Louis Air Show 2024. Intended for the Qatar Emiri Air Force, the Ababil is one of 34 on order. The advanced F-15 variant features the more powerful F110-GE-129 engines, fly-by-wire with a quadruple-redundant control system, AN/APG-82(V)1 AESA radar, AN/AAS-42 TigerEye IRST, AN/ALQ-239 DEWS, 10x19 LADs in the cockpit and additional weapons pylons capable of carrying twelve AIM-20 AMRAAMs. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 November 2025, and has since been viewed 48 times. |