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A-6E Intruder
Statistics for A-6E Intruder
type
All Weather Ship-borne Attack Aircraft
bureau number
152599
nmna id
1995.350.001
manufacturer
Grumman
powerplant
Two 41.40-kN (9040-lb-thrust) Pratt & Whitney J52-‐P-‐8B non-afterburning turbojets
maximum speed
1037 km/h (643 mph) clean at sea level
climb rate
(Max) 2323 m/min (7620 fpm) at sea level
range
1627 km (1008 miles) with maximum military load; ferry range 5222 km (3240 miles)
service ceiling
12,925 m (42,400 ft)
Armament
Maximum of 8165 kg (17,963 lb) ordnance and external fuel
weights
Empty 12,132 kg (26,690 lb) Maximum take-off for Catapult Launch 26,580 kg (58,478 lb)
dimensions
Span: 16.15 m (53 ft) Length: 16.69 m (54 ft 9 in) Height: 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) Wing area: 49.13 m2 (529 sq ft)
Developed as a carrier based attack aircraft, Intruder gave the Navy and Marines a high degree of bombing accuracy at night and in poor weather. The A-6 served in Vietnam, engagements in Lebanon and Libya in the 1980's and the 1991 Gulf War. Placed into service in the early 1960's, the A-6 Intruder was retired in 1997.
Fiercely loyal, former crew-members of the A-6 refer to the Intruder as "the workhorse of naval aviation". The legendary range and load carrying abilities of the A-6 still stand as some of the finest performance characteristics in the history of naval aviation.
