F-15 bevegelig luftinntak - The War Zone video

 

Although the fighter’s bobbing external air intakes may seem strange to the uninitiated, they form a critical part of its design.

BYOLIVER PARKEN|PUBLISHED NOV 4, 2023 2:43 PM EDT

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Recent video of a Japanese F-15J Eagle brilliantly shows the fighter's maneuvering air intakes bobbing up and down in flight. Although it certainly looks strange in a techno-marvel kind of way, there is an important reason for it central to the aircraft's functionality.

The footage from @rikizomisono below shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J with the serial number 12-9828, and was captured during rehearsals for this year’s iteration of the JASDF’s Gifu Air Show. The event is set to take place on November 12 at Gifu Air Field, which is located in Kakamigahara city, Japan’s southern Gifu Prefecture. Gifu Air Field is home to the JASDF’s Air Development and Test Wing, Air Development and Test Command, which flies F-15J alongside F-2 fighters, among other aircraft types.

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