Hi,
The Skymaster F-15 is a great first turbine airplane.I had one of the first ones with a Simjet 2300(25 lbs thrust),and it flew great.I also carried 40 oz of smoke oil in it,and it was definitely not underpowered with a 25 lb engine.They were flying the lighter taileron version with 17 lb turbines.The F-15 is a draggy airplane,and it will not go much over 200 no matter how big an engine you put in it.Mine took off grass in approx 200 ft,and stopped in the same distance.It is a straight airplane that slows down well,with no bad habits.Even with the narrow gear I have landed it in 10+ mph crosswinds and not scraped a wingtip.You will be happy with this airplane.
Duke,
Realize that most people take what ET says with a grain of salt.I'm pretty sure he got himself kicked off here at least once.In response to him I will say that Eric Wu is a gentleman,and a straight-up person to deal with.Any and all issues/phone calls I made to him were promptly answered,and he stepped up and supported the product without fail.I don't blame the Airpac people for being upset with the Jetlegend situation.I have not seen any manufacturer, in my 30 years in this hobby, spool up and release so many great new products in such a short amount of time.Obviously a tremendous amount of time and energy went into this,and they deserve to benefit.It is clear that people buying Jetlegend stuff will not have product support(in this country),and are hurting a company that is doing great things for all of us interested in jets.So don't sweat the ramblings of a blowhard.Anyone with half a clue knows better.Oh,and ET,I'll face to face with you anytime about it.
Erik