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==Specifications (A-6E)== [[File:Grumman A-6E Intruder 3-view line drawing.png|frameless|right|3-view line drawing of the Grumman A-6E Intruder]] [[File:Grumman A-6A Intruder weapon load display, 1962 (NNAM.2011.003.240.028).jpg|thumb|A-6 ordnance, 1962]] {{Aircraft specs |ref= ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982β83''<ref name="jawa82 p377-8">Taylor 1982, pp. 377β378.</ref> ''Jet Bombers: From the Messerschmitt Me 262 to the Stealth B-2''<ref name = "bomber 213">Gunston and Gilchrist 1993, p. 213.</ref> |prime units?= kts <!-- General characteristics --> |genhide= |crew= 2 (pilot, bombardier/navigator) |capacity= |length m= |length ft= 54 |length in= 9 |span m= |span ft= 53 |span in= 0 |width m= |width ft= 25 |width in= 2 |width note= wing folded |swept m=<!-- swing-wings --> |swept ft=<!-- swing-wings --> |swept in=<!-- swing-wings --> |height m= |height ft= 16 |height in= 2 |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft= 528.9 |wing area note= |swept area sqm=<!-- swing-wings --> |swept area sqft=<!-- swing-wings --> |aspect ratio= 5.31:1<ref name="quest">Loftin, LK, Jr. [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-468/cover.htm ''Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft. NASA SP-468''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613210139/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-468/cover.htm |date=13 June 2006 }} ''nasa.gov''. Retrieved: 22 April 2006.</ref> |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb= 26660 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb= 60400 |max takeoff weight note= (shore-based operations) |fuel capacity= {{convert|2385|USgal|impgal L|abbr=on}} (internal fuel) |more general=* '''[[Zero-lift drag coefficient]]:''' 0.0144<ref name="quest"/> <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number= 2 |eng1 name= [[Pratt & Whitney J52]]-P8B |eng1 type= [[turbojet]]s |eng1 kn=<!-- jet/rocket engines --> |eng1 lbf= 9300<!-- jet/rocket engines --> |power original= |thrust original= <!-- Performance --> |perfhide= |max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= 560 |max speed note= at sea level |max speed mach=<!-- supersonic aircraft --> |cruise speed kmh=<!-- if max speed unknown --> |cruise speed mph=<!-- if max speed unknown --> |cruise speed kts= 412 |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= 700 |stall speed kts= 98 |stall speed note= (flaps down) |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |combat range km= |combat range miles= |combat range nmi= 878 | combat range note= (with max payload) |ferry range nmi= 2818 |endurance=<!-- if range unknown --> |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= 42400 |g limits= -2.4 to 6.5 |roll rate=<!-- aerobatic --> |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= 7620 |lift to drag= 15.2<ref name="quest"/> |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |more performance=* '''Take-off run to 50 ft (15 m):''' {{convert|4530|ft|m|abbr=on}} * '''Landing run from 50 ft (15 m):''' {{convert|2540|ft|m|abbr=on}} <!-- Armament --> |guns= |bombs= |rockets= |missiles= |hardpoints= Five hardpoints |hardpoint capacity= {{convert|3600|lb|kg|abbr=on}} each (4 under wings, 1 under fuselage), {{convert|18000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} total |hardpoint rockets=<br /> *** 12Γ LAU-10 4-round 5 inch (127 mm) [[Zuni (rocket)|Zuni]] pods *** 12Γ LAU-68 7-round 2.75 inch (70 mm) [[Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket|FFAR]] pods *** 12Γ LAU-61/LAU-68 19-round 2.75 inch (70 mm) FFAR pods |hardpoint missiles=<br /> *** [[AGM-45 Shrike]] anti-radar missile<ref name="sacA-6E">{{cite web |title=NAVAIR 00-110AA6-5: Standard Aircraft Characteristics: A-6E (TRAM) Intruder |date=November 1979 |publisher=US Navy |url=http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/A-6E_Intruder_(TRAM)_SAC_-_November_1979.pdf |access-date=12 January 2019 |via=alternatewars.com}}</ref> Γ 2 *** [[AGM-78 Standard ARM]] [[anti-radar missile]]<ref name="wapj12 p44">Dorr ''World Air Power Journal'' Spring 1983, p. 44.</ref> Γ 2 *** [[AGM-62 Walleye]] TV-guided [[glide bomb]]<ref name="wapj12 p56">Dorr ''World Air Power Journal'' Spring 1983, p. 56.</ref> *** [[AGM-65 Maverick]] [[air-to-ground missile]]<ref name="wapj12 p56"/> Γ 6 *** [[Harpoon (missile)|AGM-84 Harpoon]] [[anti-ship missile]]<ref name="wapj12 p56"/>/[[AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile]]<ref name="wapj12 p57">Dorr ''World Air Power Journal'' Spring 1983, p. 57.</ref> Γ 4 *** [[AGM-88 HARM]] anti-radar missile *** [[AGM-123 Skipper]] air-to-ground missile *** [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]] air-to-air missile<ref name="AI1186 p229">Dorr ''Air International'' November 1986, p. 229.</ref> *** [[ADM-141 TALD]] decoy missiles<ref name="wapj12 p60">Dorr ''World Air Power Journal'' Spring 1983, p. 60.</ref> |hardpoint bombs=<br /> *** 28Γ [[Mark 82 bomb|Mk 82]] 500 lb (227 kg) GP bombs or [[CBU-100 Cluster Bomb|Mk 20 Rockeye II]] [[cluster bomb]]<ref name="sacA-6E"/><ref group=note>Which technically capable of carrying 30 bombs, the rear inboard position of the Multiple Ejector Racks on hardpoints 2 and 4 (internal wing) had to be left clear to allow the landing gear to retract freely.</ref> *** 13Γ [[Mark 83 bomb|Mk 83]] 1,000 lb (454 kg) GP bombs<ref name="sacA-6E"/> *** 5Γ [[Mark 84 bomb|Mk 84]] 2,000 lb (907 kg) GP bombs<ref name="sacA-6E"/> *** 5Γ [[GBU-12]]/[[GBU-16|16]]/[[GBU-10|10]] laser-guided bombs *** 5Γ [[CBU-72]] Fuel-Air Explosives<ref name="sacA-6E"/> *** Up to three [[B43 nuclear bomb|B43]], [[B57 nuclear bomb|B57]] or [[B61 nuclear bomb|B61]] nuclear weapons<ref name="sacA-6E"/> |hardpoint other=<br /> *** [[Captor mine|Mk 60 Captor Mine]] *** Up to 5Γ {{convert|300|USgal|impgal L|abbr=on}} drop tanks *** Various practice stores, chaff launchers, baggage pods, flares<ref name="sacA-6E"/> |avionics= }}
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