Did You Know About The F-15 ACTIVE? #shorts Credits: NASA and WIKIMEDIA. https://youtu.be/ZAGmDqH4c-8 https://youtu.be/U7Nsko6bvC8 https://youtu.be/h6gWI5k15y0 The ACTIVE, or Advanced Control Technology for Integrated Vehicles program was NASA's effort to built even advanced F-15, and the outcome was the F-15 STOL/MTD, it was a modified F-15 designed to take off from short and damaged runways, because in the event of a war with Soviet Union, airstrips would be among the first military targets, so the U.S. Air Force wanted to ensure they could still get fighters in the air. These efforts were further reinforced by the introduction of thrust vectoring technology, and then canards were added in front of F-15's traditional wings in 1988. This Program was a huge success, while a standard F-15 Eagle needed more than 7,500 feet of clear runway to land, the F-15 STOL/MTD could do it in just 1,650 feet, 78% less than standard runway. In 1993, a new F-15 active program was hoping to use...