B-58 Hustler

F-102 Vs B-58: former Deuce driver explains why no fighter aircraft could catch a Hustler supersonic bomber – The Aviation Geek Club

‘It was a wonder to watch in our radar scopes what they were able to do to us. Their favourite trick was to negate every effort we made to close in and get a “fire” indication [on our FCS],’ Lt Col Frank W Trojcak, former F-102 pilot. Advertise The primary mission of the F-102 was …

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The B-36 Peacemaker was so Huge that it transported the XB-58 Hustler prototype – The Aviation Geek Club

Thanks to the massive B-36, Convair easily transported the XB-58 prototype by air from Ft. Worth TX to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio for testing with the use of a modified Peacemaker bomber. The Convair B-36 was first conceived in 1941 as a transatlantic bomber to strike Europe from bases in the US. By …

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The story of B-58 “The Firefly,” the Hustler that set a new Speed Record from New York to Paris before crashing at Le Bourget after doing a Low-Altitude Roll – The Aviation Geek Club

The B-58 Hustler “The Firefly” New York to Paris time Was 3 hrs 19 min 58 sec (about the same time as the Concorde airliner would subsequently takeover that route on a daily basis from 1977). The US Air Force’s first operational supersonic bomber, the B-58 Hustler made its initial flight on Nov. 11, 1956. …

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The B-58 Mach 2 bomber was Sexy, but Hard to Fly. Here’s why the Hustler was one of the most controversial designs in history of aviation. – The Aviation Geek Club

Although the B-58 had its issues pilots and crews were in awe of it. Flying the Hustler was the pinnacle of a bomber pilot’s career. The US Air Force’s first operational supersonic bomber, the B-58 made its initial flight on Nov. 11, 1956. In addition to the Hustler’s delta wing shape, distinctive features included a …

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