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A-6 Intruder
SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: 2
Length: 54 ft 9 in (16.69 m)
Wingspan: 53 ft 0 in (16.15 m)
Height: 16 ft 2 in (4.93 m)
Empty weight: 26,660 lb (12,093 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J52-P8B turbojets, 9,300 lbf (41 kN) thrust each
Maximum speed: 560 kn (644 mph; 1,037 km/h) at sea level
Cruise speed: 412 kn (474 mph; 763 km/h)
Combat range: 2,818 nmi (3,243 mi; 5,219 km)
Service ceiling: 42,400 ft (12,900 m)
The A-6 Intruder set the standard in all-weather bombing for carrier aircraft. Equipped with an attack and navigation computer, the Intruder’s precision bombing made it the ideal choice for complex and dangerous missions deep inside North Vietnam. The A-6 was the mainstay for the Navy’s medium bomber community until superceded by the F/A-18 Hornet in the 1990s.
