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USA |
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Type: Attack |
| Manufacturer:
Grumman |
| Service:
1963 - 1997 |
| First
Flight: 19 April 1960 |
| Production:
693 |
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The A-6 Intruder is an American twin jet-engine, mid-wing attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. In service between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed as an all-weather replacement for the piston-engined A-1 Skyraider medium attack aircraft. A specialized electronic warfare derivative, the EA-6B Prowler, remains in service.
The A-6 first saw combat in Vietnam and in later engagements in Lebanon and Libya. The Intruder saw further duty during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, as well as over Bosnia in 1994. The A-6 was phased out of service in the mid-1990s. The last Intruders were retired 28 February 1997.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( A-6E) |
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General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot, bombardier/navigator)
- Length: 54 ft 7 in (16.6 m)
- Wingspan: 53 ft (16.2 m)
- Height: 15 ft 7 in (4.75 m)
- Wing area: 529 ft (49.1 m)
- Airfoil: NACA 64A009 mod root, NACA 64A005.9 tip
- Empty weight: 25,630 lb (11,630 kg)
- Useful load: 34,996 lb (15,870 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 60,626 lb (27,500 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 x Pratt & Whitney J52-P8B turbojets, 9,300 lbf (41.4 kN) each
- * Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0144
- Drag area: 7.64 ft (0.71 m)
- Aspect ratio: 5.31
Performance
- Maximum speed: 563 kn (648 mph, 1,040 km/h)
- Range: 2,819 NM (3,245 mi, 5,222 km)
- Service ceiling 40,600 ft (12,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 7,620 ft/min (38.7 m/s)
- Lift-to-drag ratio: 15.2
Armament
- The Intruder carries no internal armament, but can carry 18,000 lb (8,170 kg) evenly distributed on five external hardpoints.
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