accomplishing their flight objectives, the F-15 STOL/MTD plane achieved some impressive performance results: Demonstrated vectored takeoffs with rotation at speeds as low as A 25-percent reduction in takeoff roll Landing on just of runway compared to for the standard F-15 Thrust reversal in flight to produce rapid deceleration Further modifications During the 1990s the same F-15 airframe (USAF S/N 71-0290) was further modified (canards and nozzles were retained) for the ACTIVE ("Advanced Control Technology for Integrated Vehicles") program in which Pitch/Yaw Balance Beam Nozzles (P/YBBN) and advanced control-logic programming were investigated. In the ACTIVE configuration it was also used for the LANCETS ("lift and nozzle change effects on tail shock") program, in which computed supersonic shockwave parameters were compared to those measured in flight. The LANCETS flight tests ended in December 2008. F-15 ACTIVE lasted from 1993 to 1999. The aircraft would later be used in the F-15 IFCS (Intelligent Flight Control System) program from 1999 to 2008. The airplane was also used for the Space-Based Range Demonstration and Certification project under the Exploration Communications and Navigation Systems program (SBRDC/ECANS) from 2006 to 2007, High Stability Engine Control (HISTEC) program, and High-Speed Research Acoustics in 1997. Specifications (F-15 ACTIVE) In popular culture Patlabor 2: The Movie In a scene from the 1993 animated film Patlabor 2: The Movie, set in the year 2002, two pairs of F-15 STOL/MTDs (flights "Wizard" and Priest") are scrambled to intercept a flight of three rogue F-16Js (flight "Wyvern"). Taking into account the, at the time, futuristic nature of some of the technology, analysis and commentary from subject matter experts has been favorable for its authenticity from a military perspective. See also References Aircraft of the World: The Complete Guide. External links NASA Dryden Fact Sheet – NASA NF-15B Research Aircraft NASA Dryden Fact Sheet – F-15B #837 McDonnell Douglas F-15SMTD Cutaway at flightglobal.com F-015 STOL MTD 1980s United States experimental aircraft Twinjets High-wing aircraft Canard aircraft NASA aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1988 Two dimension thrust vectoring aircraft Twin-tail aircraft Three-surface aircraft