Years In Service: 1960-1997
Initial Flight: 1959
Grumman A-6E Intruder, U.S. Navy all-weather attack aircraft. Able to carry 35 percent of the aircraft’s weight in ordnance. It is equipped to deliver nuclear or conventional weapons on targets completely obscured by weather or darkness. The A-6 could detect, identify, track, and destroy tactical targets in any weather. The Intruder could carry any more than 30 types of bombs, rockets, missiles, or mines. It was later fitted with the TRAM.
Aircraft Specifications
Height: 15′ 7″ Wingspan: 53′ Length: 54′ 9″ Crew: 2 Armament: 30+ types of external ordnance No. of Engines: 2 Payload: 18,000 lbs. Thrust: 11,200 lbs. Cruise speed: 481 mph Max Speed: 648 mph Ceiling: 40,600 ft.