Author Topic: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration  (Read 42809 times)

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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #100 on: November 24, 2016, 03:08:17 AM »






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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #101 on: November 24, 2016, 07:21:40 AM »
I scaled some drawings of an S-3 and A-6 and found that an A-6 can carry about 30 sonobuoys just forward of the arrestor hook.  Normal A-6 drop tanks could carry about 20 a piece so add a pair of them and you have a worthwhile load of 70.  This would still allowing for normal drop tanks and/or weaponry to be carried and longer range missions to be flown with the fuselage buoys only.  Versatility is always a good thing especially when it's fairly easy to implement.
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #102 on: November 24, 2016, 02:21:38 PM »
How about an unmanned tanker version for the USN, perhaps even returned from the graveyard, re-engined, re-winged and filled to the brim with fuel.

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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #103 on: November 25, 2016, 04:05:26 AM »
Perhaps made from a Prowler, with the longer fuse? Wiki says that's an extra 5ft of fuel...
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #104 on: November 26, 2016, 03:21:08 AM »
If the A-6F had made it to service I wonder if we would have seen an EA-6G "Growler"...
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #105 on: November 26, 2016, 03:24:02 AM »
How about an unmanned tanker version for the USN, perhaps even returned from the graveyard, re-engined, re-winged and filled to the brim with fuel.

Perhaps made from a Prowler, with the longer fuse? Wiki says that's an extra 5ft of fuel...

I like your thinking.  A KQ-6 uninhabited carrier based tanker would be cool.
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #106 on: November 26, 2016, 03:56:47 AM »
Single seat Intruder anyone:  A-6B Proposal for USN VAL (light attack aircraft carrier) requirement which was eventually won by LTV's A-7:

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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #107 on: November 26, 2016, 04:36:25 AM »
Never knew of of this proposal. Did Grumman make the fuselage narrower but keep the wings and tail?
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #108 on: November 26, 2016, 04:51:28 AM »
Looks like the upper fuselage is narrower and the radome is much smaller. Of course, the pic looks like a mock up so hard to say.

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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #109 on: November 26, 2016, 04:54:09 AM »
See here for more info and pics
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #110 on: November 28, 2016, 03:41:06 AM »
I like your thinking.  A KQ-6 uninhabited carrier based tanker would be cool.
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #111 on: January 16, 2017, 04:37:07 AM »


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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #112 on: January 16, 2017, 11:45:18 AM »
I like it! I'd swap out the vertical stab for a standard one for looks.
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #113 on: January 16, 2017, 12:02:41 PM »
I like it! I'd swap out the vertical stab for a standard one for looks.
I'll agree on that swap for a KA-6B or whatever you'd call it.

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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #114 on: January 16, 2017, 05:15:10 PM »
How about a V-tailed version?
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #115 on: September 27, 2020, 01:23:48 AM »
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #116 on: September 28, 2020, 03:03:07 AM »
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #117 on: October 01, 2020, 02:29:31 AM »
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #118 on: October 05, 2020, 01:30:54 AM »
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder/EA-6 Prowler Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #119 on: October 05, 2020, 03:04:31 AM »



I think it's been stated before, but didn't Israel actually request tge Intruder in the early US/Israel courtship?

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