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EA-6 Prowler model airplane |
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the Korean War the US services flew more attack missions than any other
type, in the case of the US Navy and US Marine Corps mostly with elderly
piston-engined airplanes. This experience showed the need for a specially-designed
jet attack aircraft that could operate effectively in the worst weather.
In 1957 eight companies submitted 11 designs in a US Navy competition for
a new long-range low-level tactical strike aircraft. The Grumman G-128
was to fulfill that requirement admirably, becoming a major combat airplane
in the later war in Southeast Asia, and leading to a family of later versions.
The first YA-6A first flew on April 19, 1960. Early experience with EA-6A-ECM
escort Intruder aircraft led to the development of a more advanced airplane
known as the EA-6B Prowler. Externally it is similar to the basic A-6A,
but it differs by having a nose section which has been extended by 4 ft.
6 in., and a distinctive fin pod to house passive receivers. Other changes
include structural strengthening for operation at a higher gross weight,
the provision of accommodation for two additional crew members to operate
the more advanced ECM equipment, increased fuel capacity, and more powerful
Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408 engines. Deliveries of production aircraft
began in January, 1971. When the last A-6 variant left the production line
at the end of 1990, more than 660 of these expensive but versatile combat
aircraft had been built and delivered to the US Navy and Marine Corps.
The A-6E was powered by two 9,300-lb thrust Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8B
turbojets, giving the airplane a maximum speed of 644 mph at sea level,
cruising speed of 474 mph, service ceiling of 42,400 feet, and a range
with maximum military load of 1,011 miles. Airplane armament was one underfuselage
and four underwing attachment points for maximum external load of 18,000
lbs. |
#AM144-BL
#AM144-AR
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#C5548A3W |
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All airplane models are Hand Carved, Hand Painted
Mahogany and come fully assembled with removable desk stand. |
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Dimensions: Wingspan, 13 3/8" -Length, 15"
-Scale, 1/48
AM144-BL (Navy, with armament) - $129.95
AM144-AL (USMC, with armament) - $129.95
C5548A3W (with armament) - $129.95
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