Night, IFR, Low Level in mountainous terrain well before GPS and sophisticated datalink positioning. And then you came back to land on a carrier in the dark. The A-6 had one of the most challenging mission profiles imaginable.
The Navy pulled the A-6 out of service before it had a successor. The F-18 has filled that roll, but it can't carry the payload in the same mission profile as the A-6
Night, IFR, Low Level in mountainous terrain well before GPS and sophisticated datalink positioning. And then you came back to land on a carrier in the dark. The A-6 had one of the most challenging mission profiles imaginable.
ReplyDeleteThe Navy pulled the A-6 out of service before it had a successor. The F-18 has filled that roll, but it can't carry the payload in the same mission profile as the A-6
DeleteLL need a blog of his own.
ReplyDeleteSay, LL. do you recall off hand what percentage of maximum allowable gross weight of the A-6 was allowed for ordnance???
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