Was the A-6 Intruder a good plane?
The all-business A-6 was capable of doling out a very heavy punch far from its home at sea and it was most at home down low, deep in the weeds, barrelling through enemy territory under the darkness of night.
Is the A-6 Intruder in service?
In service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed as an all-weather medium attack aircraft to replace the piston-engined Douglas A-1 Skyraider….Grumman A-6 Intruder.
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Variants | Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler |
Is the A-6 Intruder retired?
1997Grumman A-6 Intruder / Retired
Could the A4 Skyhawk break the sound barrier?
Can the A4 Skyhawk break the sound barrier? As for the A4 with F-404/100 engine used by the Republic of Singapore Air Force, the top speed on level flight is just slightly shy of breaking the sound barrierbut when it comes to a dive, it can do a Mach 1.2.
What replaced the EA-6B Prowler?
EA-18G Growler
The EA-18G Growler is a variant in the F/A-18 family of aircraft that combines the proven F/A-18F Super Hornet platform with a sophisticated electronic warfare suite. Built to replace the EA-6B Prowler, the Growler is the first newly-designed electronic warfare aircraft produced in more than 35 years.
What aircraft replaced the prowler?
What is an A6E intruder?
An A-6E Intruder aircraft assigned to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. S-3A Viking, A-6E Intruder, and an EA-6B Prowler aircraft are parked on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy during a storm. The Intruder received a new standardized US DOD designation of A-6A in the Autumn of 1962, and entered squadron service in February 1963.
What is the best 1/48 scale A6?
The HB is hands-down the best A-6 available in 1/48 scale. It builds up beautifully and goes together with no problems. I did mine as a KA-6D using the Steel Beach conversion.
What is the ISBN for the Grumman A-6 Intruder?
ISBN 0-7106-0748-2. Winchester, Jim, ed. “Grumman A-6 Intruder”. Military Aircraft of the Cold War (The Aviation Factfile).
When did the EA 6A Intruder first fly?
An EW version of the Intruder, initially designated A2F-1H (rather than A2F-1Q, as “Q” was being split to relegate it to passive electronic warfare and “H” to active) and subsequently redesignated EA-6A, first flew on 26 April 1963.