EA-6B Prowler US Navy Jet Fighter

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Photo by C. Jeff Dyrek   EA-6B Books      A-6 Movies       A-6 Intruder Models  The EA6B Prowler is strictly built for electronic countermeasures and electronic warfare. You can see that it is built to seat 4 crew members.  This aircraft was very classified and high tech. The big thing sticking out above the nose is a fuel boom.  Take a close look at the canopy.  you can see a slightly golden tint in the windshield.  This is because the windshield actually had gold impregnated into it.  In real life the gold tint is much more evident.  I was told that these special windshields were $500,000 each.  The gold was used to protect the sensitive electronic equipment inside. EA-6B Prowler Model Kit, Click the Picture The gold tint you mention was not used to protect electronic equipment  inside the cockpit, it was used to protect the pilots from the radiation   produced by the ECM pods. (The pods were hung under the wing or belly hardpoints and were recognizable by the small prop on the front). The  aircraft itself had a weight on wheels switch which prevented activation  of the pods while on deck. The reason being that if they did activate,   anyone with-in range would be cooked from the inside out - much like  what being inside a microwave oven would be. Also, on the Vigilante, if  you recall, they always placed rubber protective strips along the   trailing edges of the rear horizontal stabilizers. The reason was that   the trailing edge was so sharp a person could cut themselves if they   happened to bump into it.  I was on the cruise also. Worked in Airframes Shop, VA-52 Knightriders.    AMH1 M. M. Perkins (1974-1982) Go Navy!!  I was viewing your web page and i read where you said you don't believe the prowler has weapons. The fact is it can hold up to 4 HARM missiles ( high speed anti-radiation missiles) theses missiles can be placed on stations 1,2,4,5 they are used to take out enemy radar. i served 4 years in the navy working on the prowler.      Sincerely      AD3 Rick K Williams Click here for A-6 Intruder and Prowler Books.    Click Here for A-6 Intruder and Prowler Models Click Here for A-6 Intruder Aviation Art.  Click Here for A-6 Intruder and A-6 Prowler Videos   <<< Previous Photo                  Next Photo >>>   Kitty Hawk Photo Page    Sponsored Advertisement     Sponsored Advertisement Click Here to fly in a Real Russian Jet Fighter.

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