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[The 18th
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F-15 Eagle
The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. The Eagle's air superiority is achieved through a mixture of maneuverability and acceleration, range, weapons and avionics. The F-15 has electronic systems and weaponry to detect, acquire, track and attack enemy aircraft while operating in friendly or enemy-controlled airspace. Its weapons and flight control systems are designed so one person can safely and effectively perform air-to-air combat. It can penetrate enemy defense and outperform and outfight current or projected enemy aircraft.
The F-15's superior maneuverability and acceleration are achieved through high engine thrust-to-weight ratio and low wing loading. Low wing-loading (the ratio of aircraft weight to its wing area) is a vital factor in maneuverability and, combined with the high thrust-to-weight ratio, enables the aircraft to turn tightly without losing airspeed.
The head-up display projects on the windscreen all essential flight information gathered by the integrated avionics system. This display, visible in any light condition, provides the pilot information necessary to track and destroy an enemy aircraft without having to look down at cockpit instruments.
The F-15's versatile pulse-Doppler radar system can look up at high-flying targets and down at low-flying targets without being confused by ground clutter. It can detect and track aircraft and small high-speed targets at distances beyond visual range down to close range, and at altitudes down to tree-top level. The radar feeds target information into the central computer for effective weapons delivery. For close-in dog fights, the radar automatically acquires enemy aircraft, and this information is projected on the head-up display.
The first F-15A flight was made on 27 July 1972, culminating one of the most successful aircraft development and procurement programs in Air Force history. After an accident-free test and evaluation period, the first aircraft was delivered to the Air Force on November 4, 1974. The F-15C has an air combat victory ratio of 95-0 making it one of the most effective air superiority aircraft ever developed.
The F-15 Eagle can be armed with combinations of four different air-to-air weapons: AIM-7F/M Sparrow missiles or AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles on its lower fuselage corners, AIM-9L/M Sidewinder or AIM-120 missiles on two pylons under the wings, and an internal 20mm Gatling gun (with 940 rounds of ammunition) in the right wing root. Its range reaches 3,450 miles.
The F-15 Eagle began its life in the mid 1960s as the Fighter Experimental (FX) concept. Using lessons learned in Vietnam, the USAF sought to develop and procure a new, dedicated air superiority fighter. Such an aircraft was desperately needed, as no USAF aircraft design solely conceived as an air superiority fighter had become reality since the F-86 Sabre.
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[The 5th
of January, 2008 at 7pm] |
Ok I need advice.
Ive been dating this guy for about 4 months now.
I met him through a friend when I was home from my "suitcase university" one weekend.
I came home every single weekend to hang out with him, including Thanksgiving break and Christmas break that I am currently on.
About one month into knowing each other, he asked me if Ive ever cheated on anyone, etc.. and we had a conversation about that. He told me he was cheated on by his most recent girlfriend. They were together about a year, and the last two months she turned really shady; hanging out til late hours with her coworkers, getting drunk with them, ignoring his calls for the whole day, being really bitchy and unfair/not nice to him. He told me he occasionally talks to her, but when he does, he gets a lump in his throat, so he figures its best just not to talk to her at all.
I told him that I didnt want to be the rebound girl, so we should take it slower than we currently were doing. (Up to that point, we were texting eachother to say goodnight/goodmonring, calling eachother cute names, he even drew me this gorgeous picture for my dorm)
The day after that, we hung out, and he wrote me a letter, which he gave to me as I left. It said "hes sorry if he gave the impression that I was the rebound girl, that wasnt it at all, and the truth is, I am a wonderful girl and he couldnt remember a time when he was more excited about something (as in, during the week, waiting for the weekend when I would come home, etc)."
I believed him. Things continued as they had previously.
We had a few fights, about the friend who introduced us. He felt that the "middle man" guy who had originally introduced us was being too annoying, and was no longer needed because we were moe comfortable with eachother. he was also jealosu of the fact that I was suuuuuch good (best friends of 3 years, although it was so platonic. I would NEVER date him, he is not my type at ALL!!) with our mutual friend. It almost ended, and I was upset. I told him the ball was in his court, I like him a lot, and told him that if he doesnt feel the same way, to end it soon before I get even more attached.
He said he was going to throw the ball back at me because he 'fancied me quite a bit.'
We resolved our little issue with the middle man and have been fine since.
About a week ago, we hung out, but for some reason, I wanted to leave his hosue early. I told him to drive me home at 10 p.m. instead or our regular 2 a.m. because...I have no idea why, I just suddenly wanted to go home. There was no real reason behind it, I just for some very odd reason blurted out "take me home"
He mistook this for something wrong. He was worried he said or did something wrong that pissed me off, and on the car ride home, he looked like he was about to cry. He said he doesnt understand me.
The next day, he texted me to say he thought about something that upset him, and he would tell me later. Online, he told me that:
"I was at my friends house and I couldnt stop thinking about you for the past three hours. I started to cry because I am going to miss you when you leave, and I am worried that we will have problems once you're 60 miles away during the week again. What if you cheat on me and I wouldnt even know it (i.e. his past 3 gf's have cheated on him). I know we were fine before, but Im weird like that I guess. Plus we were watching Weeds, a tv series, and the girl reminded me of you. i have something to tell you but I'm scared to do it, especially since you wanted to go home early"
On New Years eve, we hung out. I knew what his 'important news' was.. "I love you"
On new years, we were just laying in his bed with our arms around eachother and he was very very nervous. He was tapping his leg, sweaty, etc. He started out "I really care for you..."
then..he would be quiet for like 10 minutes. Then he'd try again; "I care for you a lot..." but it wouldnt lead into a conversation or anything. Finally he told me he wanted to rub my neck. He kissed me so gently and sweetly...finally, about 10 minutes later, he blurted out very fast and quietly: "I love you"
He always picks me over his friends to hang out. Everytime I ask him to hang out he says "Of course, I would never pass up an opportunity to hang out with you" and hes very gentle and sweet and has good manners. He pays for everything we do, even if I beg him to let me pay just once, and he alwasy walks me to the door when he drops me off. He picks me up from my house so that I dont have to drive, and when things got sexual, he always returned the favor. I suggested doing more than we have been, and he said he doesnt want to rush it (Aww, what guy says that?)
FYI, I truly believe that he cried. He is very emotional and sentimental. According to my 'best guy friend' who also knows him, hes a VERY honest person (about everything) and is , in general, a good guy. Not a player.
Sounds perfect right?
Well, when i was at his house I saw that his most recent ex gf IM'd him. He didnt read it, he just x'd out of it without opening the IM box.
In the same hang-out session, I asked him if he still talks to his ex. He was completely honest with me about it, which I liked. Here is a summary of what he said (although, not all at once, but after more questions from me):
"Yeah I do, sometimes she IMs me. Now that the guys she cheated on me with got fired from her job, I guess she wants me back. She keeps telling me she is a changed girl, not a party girl anymore, etc. We talk for a while, then she pisses me off, and we stop talking for a while. Once I was so mean to her that she blocked me, but then called me crying."
Sidenote: In her aim info its all songs about wanting to get back together, about how things will work out just fine and they'll be together eventually. she seems to really regret what she did//be very insistent on getting him back. Then again, she also read the cute myself comments I sent him about how sweet and perfect she is. and we all know how girls want what they cant have, so that might have contributed to her new-found desire to want him back all of a sudden after being such a bitch to him before.
I told him it makes me uncomfortable that he still talks to her, and I am kind of jealous. He said he doesnt understand how I could be jealous of anyone, especially her because she 'treated him like filth towards the end.' He said that she disgusts him now, that even his mom hates her because she saw how often he was crying before and how much she hurt him. He told me he will stop talking to her completely if I want him to because he doesnt want me to be 60 miles away worrying, and he doesnt want to jeopardize what we have.
I am not asking what I should do, I am asking if I should believe him? Do you tihnk he is as into me as he makes himself out to be? If so, why does he still talk to his ex? Is it possible to seriously-date me, but still keep in touch with an ex, when it only ended 6 months ago between them?
He seems very into me, he seems sincere in the way that he was crying about me leaving (i dont even leave for another 2 months)..
yet I am still worried that I am a rebound.
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