Description
The Grumman A-6 Intruder was designed as the replacement of the A-1 Skyraider.It’s the first all-weather attack aircraft of the US Navy.The aircraft were called as the A2F before 1962 and got the new name,the A-6 Intruder,in service.The outstanding all-weather capability soon made the A-6 the main strike force of the Navy and Marines,and devoted into the Vietnam War. The A-6E is the last production type of the Intruder family.They were developed for the strike missions.A new AN/APQ-148 radar replaced the old version one and the DIANE system were replaced by the lastest computer system.In the late 1970s,the new navigation system called CAINS were equipped,the CAINS A-6E can be distinguished by the extra air scoop on top of the fuselage near the vertical stabilizer.Start at 1979,all of the A-6E Intruders were armed with the AN/ASS-33 detection and ranging set,which a part of the TRAM system.They were located inside a small turret under the radome.The A-6E TRAM participated in most of the military actions of the Navy in last century.All of the Intruders were replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in 1997.Item No 02250Item Name A-6E/TRAM “INTRUDER”Bar Code 9580208022505Scale 1:32Item Type Static AircraftModel Brief Length:522.2 mm Wingspan:504.8 mm Total Parts 590+Metal Parts metal undercarriagePhoto Etched Parts 1 pieceFilm Parts n/aResin Parts n/aTotal Sprues 40 sprues and tiresReleased Date 2014-09More FeaturesFuselage
-Left and right fuselage moulded w/ authentic detailsEngine
-Finely detailed engine.Interior
-Finely detailed gear cabin
-Finely detailed cockpit Wings
– Newly tooled wings accurately represent real ones
– Optional position flaps
– plenty of external loads
– wings can be foldedUndercarriage
– Optional plastic or metal undercarriagePE
-Photo-etched parts for safety belt,interior details
