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GRUMMAN EA-6B PROWLER
1968
 
ELECTRONIC WARFARE/ATTACK AIRCRAFT
  
     
 
 
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GRUMMAN EA-6B PROWLER
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 ELECTRONIC WARFARE/ATTACK AIRCRAFTT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, (Later Grumman Aerospace
 
 Corporation)
FIRST FLIGHT :
 May 25, 1968
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 July 1971
NUMBER BUILT :
 170
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 53 ft (15.9 m)
LENGTH :
 59 ft 10 in (17.7 m)
HEIGHT :
 16 ft 8 in (4.9 m)
WING AREA :
 528.9 sq ft (49.1 m sq)
WING LOADING :
 116 lb/ft sq (560 kg/m sq)
POWER LOADING :
 ---
ASPECT RATIO :
 ---
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 31,160 lb (15,130 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 ---
WEIGHT MAX :
 61,500 lb (27,900 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 NONE
PAYLOAD :
 18,000 lb (8,170 kg) of Bombs, Missiles, & Rockets;
 
 4 x AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missiles
 
 5 x AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) External Pods
AVIONICS :
 - AN/ALQ-99 on board receiver (OBS), AN/ALQ-99 pod mounted
 
 jamming system (TJS);
 
 - USQ-113 communications jamming system
POWER PLANT :
 2 x Pratt & Whitney J52-P408A Turbojet Engine, Rated at 10,400 lbf
 
 (46 kN) each
CREW :
 4 - Pilot & 3 x Electronic Countermeasure Officers
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 651 mph (1,050 km/h) at Sea Level
CRUISING SPEED :
 481 mph (774 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 ---
CLIMB RATE :
 12,900 ft/min (3932 m/min)
RANGE :
 1,100 miles (1770 km) with Max Load; 2,400 miles (3862 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 37,600 ft (11,500 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Swanborough, Gordon & Bowers, Peter M.; United States Navy Aircraft since 1911. Maryland:Naval Institute Press. 1990. ISBN 0-87021-792-5.

  
 
     
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