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Chronicles the design, development, and wartime use of the iconic Mach 2 Convair B-58 Hustler.

The Convair B-58 Hustler, with its distinctive delta wing shape, would become the world's first supersonic bomber, and the first aircraft to fly to Mach 2.

  • With development beginning in 1949, the B-58, which could not carry conventional weapons, would become part of the US nuclear arsenal during the height of the Cold War.
  • Although these bombers were initially considered difficult to operate, in time the hand-chosen crews who flew them came to love and respect the aircraft.
  • Throughout the 1960s, crews flying the B-58 set numerous speed and distance records. These planes were tremendously expensive to operate, and it was budget issues that forced the early retirement of the bomber.
  • Today there are only a handful of remaining examples, all of which are on display in the US.
  • Illustrated with rare archival photographs, including previously unpublished images.

Written by prolific military author David Doyle, this book is part of the very popular Legends of Warfare: Aviation series.

B-58 Hustler: Convair’s Cold War Mach 2 Bomber

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Chronicles the design, development, and wartime use of the iconic Mach 2 Convair B-58 Hustler. The Convair B-58 Hustler, with... Read more

    Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
    Publication Date: 28/02/2021
    ISBN13: 9780764361319, 978-0764361319
    ISBN10: 0764361317

    Number of Pages: 112

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    Chronicles the design, development, and wartime use of the iconic Mach 2 Convair B-58 Hustler.

    The Convair B-58 Hustler, with its distinctive delta wing shape, would become the world's first supersonic bomber, and the first aircraft to fly to Mach 2.

    • With development beginning in 1949, the B-58, which could not carry conventional weapons, would become part of the US nuclear arsenal during the height of the Cold War.
    • Although these bombers were initially considered difficult to operate, in time the hand-chosen crews who flew them came to love and respect the aircraft.
    • Throughout the 1960s, crews flying the B-58 set numerous speed and distance records. These planes were tremendously expensive to operate, and it was budget issues that forced the early retirement of the bomber.
    • Today there are only a handful of remaining examples, all of which are on display in the US.
    • Illustrated with rare archival photographs, including previously unpublished images.

    Written by prolific military author David Doyle, this book is part of the very popular Legends of Warfare: Aviation series.

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