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posted by Jiri Wagner
The EA-6B Prowler provides an umbrella of protection over strike aircraft and ships by jamming enemy radar, electronic data links and communications.
The EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine, mid-wing aircraft manufactured by Grumman Aerospace Corporation as a modification of the basic A-6 Intruder air frame. Designed for carrier and advanced base operations, the Prowler is a fully integrated electronic warfare system combining long-range, all-weather capabilities with advanced electronic countermeasures. A forward equipment bay, and pod-shaped faring on the vertical fin, house the additional avionics equipment. The side-by-side cockpit arrangement gives maximum efficiency, visibility and comfort.
The primary mission of the aircraft is to support air strikes and ground troops by interrupting enemy electronic activity.
General characteristics |
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| Primary function | Electronic countermeasures | ||
| Contractor | Grumman Aerospace Corporation | ||
| Power plant | Two Pratt & Whitney J52-P408 engines | ||
| Thrust | 11 200 lb | 49,83 kN | |
| Length | 59 ft 10 in | 18,24 m | |
| Wingspan | 53 ft | 16,15 m | |
| Height | 16 ft 3 in | 4,95 m | |
| Wingarea | 528.8 sq ft | 49,13 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 32 160 lb | 14 588 kg |
| max. takeoff | 65 000 lb | 29 485 kg | |
| Speed | max. | 610 mph | 982 km/h |
| cruising | 481 mph | 774 km/h | |
| Initial climb rate | 548 ft/s | 167 m/s | |
| Max. range | 1100 miles | 1769 km | |
| Ceiling | 41 010 ft | 12 500 m | |
| Crew | Four | ||
| Armament | Four or sixAGM-88A HARM missile | ||
| Date deployed | First flight, May 25, 1968; Operational, July 1971 | ||
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