Get an EX-cellent view of the #F15EX as it takes to the skies during its first flight. We'll be delivering the first two jets to the @USAirForce soon. #ReadyAF pic.twitter.com/80cDgVoYKL
— Boeing Defense (@BoeingDefense) February 2, 2021
外电报导,试飞的F15EX战机在当地时间2日,于密苏里州的圣路易斯兰伯特国际机场(St. Louis Lambert International Airport)由机师吉斯(Matt Giese)驾驶首次飞行。飞行时间约90分钟,期间测试战机的各式电子设备、系统,并展现"Viking takeoff"──升空后以垂直角度爬升的技巧,结果令人惊豔。