Supersonic bomber b-58 hustler
The B-58 Hustler: America's Cold War Nuclear Bomber Blunder
The first supersonic jet bomber: B-58 “Hustler”
The Convair B Hustler was the first operational jet bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. The resulting B design was the first "true" USAF supersonic bomber program. The Convair design was based on a delta wing with a leading-edge.
Description:October 8, Topic: B Military History Turning the B Nuclear Bomber Into a Supersonic Airliner With the world's aviation powers eagerly pursuing the dream of supersonic commercial travel in the s, perhaps it wasn't surprising that in , Convair proposed a B supersonic transport. The Convair B Hustler was the world's first operational supersonic bomber. A four-engine delta-winged aircraft that resembled a jet fighter more than the lumbering Bs and Tu bombers of its day, the Mach 2.
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