The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle air superiority jet fighter mades its first flight successfully and on schedule at Edwards Air FOrce Base, California, on July 27, 1972. McDonnell Douglas chief test pilot Irving L. Burrows flew the new Eagle on a 50 minute mission, topping out at 12,000 feet and 250 knots. The YF-15A Eagle was painted in "Air Superiority Blue" with orange flight test markings.