Convair B-58 Hustler
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convair-b-58-hustler-207-6950511
title:
Convair B-58 Hustler
text:
The Convair B-58 Hustler, designed and produced by American aircraft manufacturer Convair, was the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. The B-58 was developed during the 1950s for the United States Air Force (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC). To achieve the high speeds desired, Convair chose a delta wing design used by contemporary interceptors such as the Convair F-102. The bomber was powered by four General Electric J79 engines in underwing pods. It had no bomb bay; it carried a
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Cold War-era American supersonic bomber
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_B-58_Hustler
date created:
2004-02-07T15:36:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T00:34:04Z
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