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Grumman A-6 Intruder (luck of the irish)

36.4k Cjredwards  10.0 years ago
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The Grumman A-6 Intruder was an American, twin jet-engine, mid-wing all-weather attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. 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. As the A-6E was slated for retirement, its precision strike mission was taken over by the Grumman F-14 Tomcat equipped with a LANTIRN pod. From the A-6, a specialized electronic warfare derivative, the EA-6 was developed (PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT)

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 32.5ft (9.9m)
  • Length 34.4ft (10.5m)
  • Height 12.2ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 8,724lbs (3,957kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,283lbs (5,118kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.589
  • Wing Loading 39.4lbs/ft2 (192.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 286.5ft2 (26.6m2)
  • Drag Points 2765

Parts

  • Number of Parts 95
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 385
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    29.2k Viper28
    Thanks for the comment
    10.0 years ago
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    29.2k Viper28
    I borrowed your A-6 and added intakes, but gave you the credit for the original
    10.0 years ago
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    29.2k Viper28
    It needs more air intake, the engins barly turn on
    10.0 years ago
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    Awesome plane great quality
    10.0 years ago