Grumman A-6 Intruder - Specifications (A-6E)

Specifications (A-6E)

Data from Quest for Performance,

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot, bombardier/navigator)
• Length: 54 ft 7 in (16.6 m)
• Wingspan: 53 ft (16.2 m)
• Height: 15 ft 7 in (4.75 m)
• Wing area: 529 ft² (49.1 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 64A009 mod root, NACA 64A005.9 tip
• Empty weight: 25,630 lb (11,630 kg)
• Useful load: 34,996 lb (15,870 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 60,626 lb (27,500 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J52-P8B turbojets, 9,300 lbf (41.4 kN) each
• * Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0144
• Drag area: 7.64 ft² (0.71 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 5.31

Performance

• Maximum speed: 563 knots (648 mph, 1,040 km/h)
• Range: 2,819 nmi (3,245 mi, 5,222 km)
• Service ceiling: 40,600 ft (12,400 m)
• Rate of climb: 7,620 ft/min (38.7 m/s)
  
• Lift-to-drag ratio: 15.2

Armament

• Hardpoints: 5 total: 4 wing and 1 fuselage with 18,000 lb (8,170 kg) load
• Rockets:
  
  • 2.75 in (70 mm) CRV7 Rocket Pod
  • 5 in (127 mm) Zuni Rocket Pod
• Missiles:
  
  • AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-air missiles
• Air-to-ground missiles
  • AGM-45 Shrike
  • AGM-62 Walleye
  • AGM-65 Maverick
  • AGM-84 Harpoon
  • AGM-88 HARM
• Bombs:
  
  • Mk 81 250 lb (113 kg) GP bombs
  • Mk 82 500 lb (227 kg) GP bombs
  • Mk 83 1,000 lb (454 kg) GP bombs
  • Mk-84 2,000 lb (907 kg) GP bombs
  • Mk-117 750 lb (340 kg) GP bombs
  • Mk-20 Rockeye II cluster bombs
  • CBU-89 GATOR mine cluster bombs
  • Mk 77 750 lb (340 kg) incendiary bombs
  • GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bombs
  • GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs
  • GBU-16 Paveway II laser-guided bombs
  • B61 nuclear bomb
  • B43 nuclear bomb
  • Various air-dropped landmines
  • Various air-dropped underwater mines
  • Various practice bombs
• Others:
  • Up to 4 330 US gallons (1,200 L) external drop tanks for extended range/ferry flight/loitering time (only pylon stations no. 1, 2, 4 & 5 are wet-plumbed)