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The A-6’s all-weather capability, long range, and tremendous payload represented a quantum leap in carrier-based power projection
A-6 Intruder Specifications
Primary Function:All-weather medium attack aircraft
Contractor:Grumman
Crew:Two
Unit Cost:$22 million
Powerplant
Two Pratt & Whitney J52-P8B engines (9,300 pounds thrust each)
Dimensions
Length:54 feet 7 inches (16.1 meters)
Wingspan:53 feet (16.1 meters)
Height:15 feet 7 inches (4.74 meters)
Weights
Empty:25,630 pounds (11,636 kg)
Maximum Takeoff:60,626 pounds (27,524 kg)
Performance
Speed:563 knots (648 mph / 1036 km/h)
Ceiling:40,600 feet
Range:1,077 miles (1,733 km) — full combat load
Armament
10 2.75″ Rocket Pod
10 5″ Zuni Rocket Pod
28 Mk-20 Rockeye
Mk-77 Napalm
28 Mk-81 (250 lbs)
28 Mk-82 Snakeye
13 Mk-83 (1,000 lbs)
5 Mk-84 (2,000 lbs)
20 Mk-117 (750 lbs)
28 CBU-78
GBU-10E Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-12D Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-16B Laser Guided Bomb
AGM-123A Skipper II
AGM-45 Shrike
AGM-62 Walleyes
AIM-9 Sidewinders
System Weapon Improvement Program, SWIP
AGM-88 HARMs
AGM-84E SLAMs
AGM-65 Maverick Anti-Ship Missile
AIM-120A AMRAAM
Service Life
First Flight:April 19, 1960 (A-6A)
February 27, 1970 (A-6E)
1963 (EA-6A)
May 25, 1968 (EA-6B)
End of Service:December 19, 1996
Number Built:A-6A (482) + 154 others [~636 total]
A-6 Intruder Achievements
The A-6’s all-weather capability, long range, and tremendous payload represented a quantum leap in carrier-based power projection
