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F-15N Erne

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I saw a lot of different designs of carrier-borne F-15. This is my take on the concept.
The main difference my F-15N has is the tail design. Since the carriers have limited space F-15's high tail would come as a hindrance. F-15N features lower, but slightly wider tail to preserve the carrier space, but still keep the required balance.
Another difference, that I haven't noticed on other designs is lower landing gear. Naval aircraft needs stronger landing gear, as the strain carrier landing strain is significantly higher. (The plane on pic has it's gear up. But you can easily see the side of gear bay).
Due to different landing gear placement, weapons are placed differently too. AIM-7 or AIM-120 are located on the underside of the fuselage, similar to F-14 or F-4.
F-15N can carry two AIM-54 missiles (or equal heavy weapons) on the underwing consoles and has additional wingtip consoles for Sidewinder-class missiles.
No F-15E-style conformal fuel tanks, as it would have increased the aircraft's weight. And weight is vital for carrier-borne fighters.

Armaments:
AIM-9 Sidewinders
AIM-120 AMRAAM
AIM-7 Sparrow
AIM-54 Phoenix (or similar class missile).
Mk.82
AGM-84 Harpoon or SLAM-ER
GBU-31

P.S. Erne is a name of White-tailed Eagle, which is also called Sea Eagle. [link]
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Cool variant, can go head to head with the Su-33