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Most F-15Cs Being Put Down
April 25,
2008: The U.S. Air Force will retain only 41 percent of its 429 F-15C/D
fighters, because of the metal fatigue detected in the air frames of many of
them. The components subject to this fatigue have been identified, and it costs
about $240,000 per aircraft to make the repairs. But most of the F-15C/Ds are
approaching retirement age, and for many that will be moved up a bit. As a
practical matter, most of these F-15s simply haven't anything to do. The only
F-15s used in Iraq and Afghanistan are the two seater F-15Es, which were built
more recently, are optimized for ground attack, and not affected by the metal
fatigue problem. The F-22, and later the F-35, will replace the F-15.
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