![]() ![]() Thanks again Tommy for another interesting post. I can't find any details about when this took place and whether early aircraft received the upgrade. One more observation.at some point during A-6A production raised plates (belly armor?) started to appear on the engine access panels. I can't tell the difference from looking at photos, however. The same source also mentions the adoption of the "heavier nose wheel" (of the EA-6B) beginning with 154170. Earlier aircraft were re-fitted at overhaul. 252, by Kurt Miska, indicates the change from black to white began with BuNo 155628 - the 359th A-6A. Regarding the nose radomes, Aircraft Profile no. ![]() And almost certainly, by the late 1970's, any of these airframes (save the tankers and the electronic warfare conversions) still in fleet service had been upgraded to Echo status. Grumman's paint shop practices didn't help either, as the aircraft type block was stenciled in tiny one inch yellow font on the rear fuselage, difficult or impossible to discern from period photographs!īut one thing is for sure: if the tail number is 158xxx or higher, it's a new build A-6E.ġ57xxx and earlier began life as Alpha models. These upgraded airframes retained their original tail numbers however, making positive identification tricky, at least during the mid seventies, as you allude to. 240 A-6As were rebuilt to Echo standards (and re-designated as A-6Es) from 1972 to 1977. The world’s first all-weather attack aircraft, the Intruder carried a crew of two in side-by-side seating and featured Digital Integrated Attack Navigation Equipment (DIANE), which provided an electronic display of targets and geographical features even in low. The last Alpha model produced was 157029. The bulbous fuselage provided space for a large attack radar, side-by-side seating under the cockpit canopy, two J52 turbojets fed by large cheek inlets. Designated the A2F (later A-6) Intruder the aircraft entered fleet service in 1963. Create an account or sign in to download this. Time, and those who choose to use it, will tell. Hopefully, I have managed to refine most of the model including the graphics, 3d cockpit and flight model. Click here to check out the complete listing.Thanks for taking this on Tommy - a rather daunting task given the subtle complexities, overlaps, and exceptions to the rules!Īs you point out, BuNo 158041 was the first new build A-6E. Revells 1:48 scale A-6E Intruder is one of those kits that surprises you with its amount of detail the more you look into it. This is an updated version of my original A6-Intruder model. The section is reportedly located in a San Diego museum and is currently being offered for $24,999.95. It has the correct radome with no damage.The canopy can be opened and closed with a hand crank in the back of the cockpit. The canopy and windshield glass is good with no damage. VAQ-129 'Vikings' Prowler wearing a special scheme which represents Battle of Coral Sea markings. The boarding ladders fold out and can be used but they hit the ground. Sticking out the top of the nose is the correct inflight refueling probe. ![]() The BN side will also come with the radar scope big plastic cover to make it easier to see the radar. The Bombardier Navigator side is complete with a radar scope, radar control pedestal and all the console boxes that make up the weapons system. The pilot’s side has all the instruments, throttle quadrant, VDI, Gunsight, control stick and rudder pedals, etc. The cockpit has the correct GRU-7 pilot and BN ejection seats complete with seat kits, straps and parachute containers. It is now said to be “complete with all the interior items.” The current owner reportedly acquired it from Hollywood with no interior and some missing panels, and spent the last 20 years collecting missing parts to restore it for display. The section is described as an original Vietnam War A-6A Intruder that was converted to a KA-6D before being cut up for use in the 1991 movie Flight of the Intruder. The information presented here may not be current and the associated listing may no longer be active.Ī Grumman A-6E Intruder nose / cockpit section has hit the market. ![]()
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