I work at NASA Dryden, and the Model Shop where I work is attached to the hangar where the Active was based. They just moved it to another hangar, but I used to go by it all the time. The canards are F-18 tails, but the nozzles are not rectangular, they're round. They are vectoring nozzles, both in pitch and yaw.

It is an older model F-15, I believe converted to a two seater. I remember the crew chief telling me if they ever damaged a wingtip they would look me up, because the tips are made of wood.

You need to be careful if you install the canards. The CG will have to move quite a bit forward, and unless you move the landing gear forward, it might be tough to rotate for take-off. The Active has a Flight Control System that is constantly moving the canards. It's very heavy on the nosewheel, but with the canards it will still take-off quicker then a stock F-15. Without the FCS though, the CG will have to be moved forward from a standard F-15.