The Convair B-58 Hustler, designed and produced by American aircraft manufacturer Convair, was the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. [1] The B-58 was developed during …

Convair built 116 B-58s: 30 test and pre-production aircraft and 86 for operational service. Hustlers flew in the Strategic Air Command between 1960 and 1970. Setting 19 world speed …

61-2059/61 B-58A. On display at the Strategic Air Command Museum, Offut AFB, Belleville, NE Assigned to the 305th BW; flew 8,028 n. mile mission from Tokyo to London, non-stop at an …

The 43rd BW received its first B-58 on March 15, 1960. On March 23, a test unit B-58A (55-0671) remained airborne for 18 hours 10 minutes while averaging an airspeed of 620 mph over …

The Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational supersonic jet bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. [2] . The aircraft was designed by Convair engineer Robert H. Widmer and developed for the …

The Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational jet bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. The aircraft was designed by Convair and developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) for …

The B-58 is the world’s first supersonic bomber and the first to reach Mach 2 as well. During its career the B-58 set 19 different speed, altitude, and payload world records, some of which still …

May 2, 2021 · The USAF’s delta-winged Convair B-58 Hustler was the first supersonic bomber to enter service, in the summer of 1960, but only 116 were built, 30 for development and 86 for …

B-58s set 19 world speed and altitude records and won five different aviation trophies. There were a total of 116 B-58s built: 30 test and pre-production aircraft and 86 for inventory. The B-58 …

Oct 26, 2024 · The B-58A was powered by four General Electric J79-GE-5 axial-flow afterburning turbojet engines, suspended under the wings from pylons. This was a single-shaft engine with …