always like this plane. Thought the ejection capsule it used is pretty cool. Heres a pic......
always like this plane. Thought the ejection capsule it used is pretty cool. Heres a pic... http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/convair/Aero36G5.htm Image Unavailable, Please Login
It is one of my favorite aircraft. I was surprised by how small it was (relative to how it looks in pictures) when I went and saw the one at the SAC museum outside of Omaha. Here are some great Hustler websites that former crew member have put up. It is worth the time just to look at the candid personal pics that most of them have....... http://www.xs4all.nl/~mvburen/b-58/ http://www.b-58hustler.com/ http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ http://b58hustler.net/ http://www.b-58.com/
From Air Force Magazine / May 2009 Cost three times as much to maintain as a B-52. The B-58 was built to fly at high altitudes and high speeds to avoid Soviet fighters, and Moscow's introduction of deadly SAMs forced the B-58 into low-level penetration roles that negated its speed and limited its range.
A very advance plane that was built way before its time. It ranks #2 in my book right behind the XB-70 for bomber aircraft. I have seen the one's on display at USAF Museum in Dayton, Grissom ARB, Chanute Museum, and the Pima Museum in Tucson.
It's the opposite actually........it had a smaller cross section than a B-52. That was one of the criteria for the original design.
I still want a model of one alongside a Starfighter. That was a very short era. I always have thought that the ejection capsule was a reasonable development.
A new DVD, consisting of a collection of existing short films on the Hustler, has just been released. I have a copy but haven't had a chance to watch it yet. But if it's as good as their earlier disc about the YF-107, it ought to be worth its cost. http://www.rocket.aero/b58.html
