Hustler

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Hustler is the nickname of the Convair B-58, a pioneering American supersonic jet bomber developed during the Cold War.

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instanceOf United States military aircraft ⓘ
jet-powered aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft nickname ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
supersonic bomber ⓘ
armament MB-1 pod with nuclear weapon and fuel ⓘ
nuclear bombs ⓘ
tail-mounted 20 mm cannon ⓘ
awardReceived Bleriot Trophy ⓘ
Mackay Trophy ⓘ
Thompson Trophy ⓘ
configuration delta-wing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
crewPositions defensive systems operator ⓘ
navigator-bombardier ⓘ
pilot ⓘ
engineType turbojet ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Strategic Air Command ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
firstFlight 1956-11-11 ⓘ
introduced 1960 ⓘ
manufacturer Convair ⓘ
maximumSpeed Mach 2+ at altitude ⓘ
approximately 1300 mph ⓘ
notableFeature extensive use of honeycomb sandwich skin panels ⓘ
first operational supersonic bomber ⓘ
pod-and-pylon external payload system ⓘ
numberBuilt 116 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
operator Strategic Air Command ⓘ
powerplant General Electric J79 turbojet ⓘ
primaryBase Carswell Air Force Base ⓘ
Little Rock Air Force Base ⓘ
primaryMission high-altitude penetration ⓘ
nuclear weapons delivery ⓘ
range approximately 4000 km ⓘ
reasonForRetirement high operating costs ⓘ
vulnerability to improved Soviet air defenses ⓘ
refersTo Convair B-58 Hustler ⓘ
retired 1970 ⓘ
role nuclear strike aircraft ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 64000 ft ⓘ
setRecord New York to Paris speed record in 1961 ⓘ
multiple speed records over closed courses ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor General Dynamics FB-111A Aardvark ⓘ
survivingExamples museum exhibits in the United States ⓘ
tailGun 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon ⓘ
usedBy United States Air Force ⓘ

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