The Convair B-58 Hustler, designed and produced by American aircraft manufacturer Convair, was the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 flight.... 61 KB (7,318 words) - 20:40, 27 April 2024 |
Derived from the B-58 Hustler bomber, it was designed in 1961 but no examples of the type were ever built. The Model 58-9 was Convair's proposal for the... 3 KB (362 words) - 21:55, 28 November 2023 |
the Convair B-36 Peacemaker and Convair B-58 Hustler strategic bombers, and the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger and Convair F-106 Delta Dart interceptors. It... 27 KB (2,094 words) - 18:08, 4 April 2024 |
such as the Mach 2+ Convair B-58 Hustler, the canceled Mach 3 North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the variable-geometry Rockwell B-1 Lancer, and the stealth... 166 KB (19,186 words) - 15:33, 24 April 2024 |
until 1959, when the USAF withdrew the last ones in favor of the Convair B-58 Hustler, an early supersonic bomber. The Tornado was also adopted by the... 28 KB (3,346 words) - 18:50, 11 March 2024 |
nicknamed "The Hustlers" Convair B-58 Hustler, an American supersonic jet bomber that first flew in 1956 Gulfstream American Hustler, a small American... 4 KB (491 words) - 19:40, 7 March 2024 |
B58 may refer to : HLA-B58, an HLA-B serotype Convair B-58 Hustler, an aircraft BMW B58, an engine This disambiguation page lists articles associated... 154 bytes (57 words) - 18:46, 27 December 2019 |
main branch in Fort Worth, Texas, where he notably designed the Convair B-58 Hustler which was the first United States Air Force's bomber capable of Mach... 4 KB (354 words) - 21:08, 14 January 2024 |
63rd Bombardment Squadron (section B-58 operations) became one of the Air Force's first supersonic Convair B-58 Hustler units. It continued to operate the Hustler until it was inactivated. The squadron was... 20 KB (2,107 words) - 09:16, 31 March 2023 |
entered service. The earliest type, the Convair B-58 Hustler, first flew in 1956 and the most recent, the Rockwell B-1B Lancer, in 1983. Although this and... 31 KB (3,981 words) - 17:31, 6 March 2024 |
Texas, where it became one of the Air Force's first supersonic Convair B-58 Hustler units. In 1962, a crew from the 65th won the Mackay Trophy and the... 27 KB (3,007 words) - 21:36, 19 August 2023 |
365th Bombardment Squadron (section B-58 operations) Boeing B-47 Stratojets. In 1949, it moved to Indiana, where it converted to the Convair B-58 Hustler. It was inactivated in 1970, when the Hustler was phased... 18 KB (2,135 words) - 05:06, 22 April 2024 |
have had escape crew capsules: The Convair B-58 Hustler Mach 2 bomber had individual encapsulated seats. The B-58's capsule had a control stick, a bottle... 12 KB (1,417 words) - 02:23, 19 March 2024 |
United States. He flew the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter and later the Convair B-58 Hustler. In 1966, while on leave from service in Vietnam, Colonel Jabara... 41 KB (4,050 words) - 02:02, 16 March 2024 |
bears were used for a series of escape capsule ejection tests of the Convair B-58 Hustler. The first supersonic ejection test occurred on 21 March 1962 at... 51 KB (5,155 words) - 11:29, 8 April 2024 |
the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, and Convair B-58 Hustler. The first example of the Model 22 FAA Type Certificate, initial... 25 KB (2,542 words) - 00:59, 18 April 2024 |
was a decorated pilot who set a number of air speed records in a Convair B-58 Hustler in 1961. In his 1994 autobiography Take Me Home, Denver described... 68 KB (7,663 words) - 11:49, 27 April 2024 |
produced as the F-106 Delta Dart. Convair would also use a delta wing design in the Mach 2 class Convair B-58 Hustler bomber. In June 1956, operational... 75 KB (7,848 words) - 18:36, 19 March 2024 |
364th Bombardment Squadron (section B-58 operations) Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 1951 as Boeing B-47 Stratojet unit. In 1961, it converted to the Convair B-58 Hustler, which it flew until inactivating. The squadron... 19 KB (2,347 words) - 07:41, 10 February 2024 |
portal North American A-5 Vigilante Boeing B-47 Stratojet Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Convair B-58 Hustler Related development Tupolev Tu-98 Tupolev Tu-22... 15 KB (1,563 words) - 20:32, 25 March 2024 |
North American XB-70 Valkyrie (redirect from North American B-70) the payload and intercontinental range of the B-52 with the Mach 2 top speed of the Convair B-58 Hustler. The new bomber was expected to enter service... 74 KB (8,894 words) - 18:49, 24 April 2024 |
AN/ASG-18 and Falcon missiles were first tested on a highly modified Convair B-58 Hustler bomber. To fit the radar, the nose was lengthened nearly 7 feet (2... 2 KB (305 words) - 20:09, 30 January 2024 |
825th Strategic Aerospace Division (section B-58 era) became the headquarters for SAC's two Convair B-58 Hustler wings. It continued this mission until January 1970 as the B-58 was retired and Little Rock was transferred... 20 KB (2,272 words) - 18:46, 13 August 2023 |