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 the 1950s for the United States Air Force (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC).

2012年3月17日 · Following the first flight of the XB-58 prototype, the aircraft soon began setting a number of speed records. These milestones included the first bomber to exceed Mach 1, 1,000-km and 2,000-km closed-circuit speed records, and winning the Bleriot trophy by becoming the first aircraft to exceed 2,000 km/h (1,245 mph) for 30 minutes.

On November 11, 1956, the first prototype XB-58 Hustler taxied onto the active and rolled, swiftly driven by the deafening thunder of four General Electric J79 jet engines with full afterburners. With thirty tons of thrust, the Convair/General Dynamics …

Between 1956 and 1962, Convair built a total of 116 B-58 Husters of all types. Today, only eight aircraft survive. 55-663/4 B-58A, converted to TB-58A. On display at Grissom Air Museum, Grissom AFB, IN. First Flight was 8/12/57. Aircraft used in pod drop program and made first supersonic pod drop 9/30/57.

Le B-58 Hustler fut le premier bombardier nucléaire stratégique supersonique à entrer en service dans l’US Air Force. Appareil technologiquement très avancé pour son époque, il était conçu pour la pénétration à très hautes altitude et vitesse afin d’éviter les défenses ennemies.

2024年9月7日 · A shockingly sleek, delta wing design, the B-58 embraced the axiom that, in 1960s-era aerial combat, speed and altitude were life. The Hustler could easily make Mach 2 at 70,000 feet. Air Force planners of the day rightly believed that a strategic bomber operating in such rarefied spaces would be essentially invulnerable.

2019年6月20日 · The delta-wing CONVAIR B-58 "Hustler" was the first operational supersonic-capable bomber of the United States Air Force (USAF). The product was designed for high-altitude flight at considerable speeds, popular qualities for early Cold War bombers intended to simply "outfly" enemy air defenses including interceptors and ground-based fire.

2021年7月15日 · The B-58 and the Forgotten Era of the Atomic Flying Triangles Soon to emerge from the secrecy in a Texas aircraft plant is the first of the delta-winged bombers. By Thomas E. Stimson and Jr ...

Convair B-58 Hustler, Bombardier supersonique à long rayon d'action, construit par Convair - Consolidated Vultee, en 1960, pour Etats-Unis

2018年6月2日 · Huit jours après, faisant preuve d'une très grande confiance dans le nouvel avion, un équipage du 43rd BW effectua la mission la plus longue jamais faite sur B-58 : un vol couvrant plus de 11 000 miles, à une vitesse moyenne supérieure à 6230 nœuds. Le B-58 fut officiellement déclaré opérationnel le 1 er août 1960. Onze jours après ...