Key Points - The Convair B-58 Hustler was the world's first supersonic bomber, a Cold War marvel designed to penetrate Soviet airspace at Mach 2. -It carried its nuclear weapon and extra fuel in a ...

The Convair B-58 Hustler was the world's first operational Mach 2 bomber and one of the most dangerous aircraft Strategic Air Command ever flew. Entering service in 1960, retiring ten years later in ...

Key point: It would have heralded the end of the world. On Nov. 11, 1956, the first B-58 Hustler took flight. It would never see combat. An exotic, beautiful bomber designed for high-speed nuclear ...

Narrated by (Brigadier General and) actor James Stewart, this 1960s film documents the many records of the Mach 2+ supersonic bomber. Convair built 116 B-58s: 30 test and pre-production aircraft and ...

When thinking of the immense array of bombers that the U.S. Air Force wields these days, it's easy to picture powerful weapons of war that are adept at both delivering enormous explosive payloads and ...

As the first operational Mach 2 bomber, the B-58 pushed the boundaries of aerodynamic design, propulsion, and avionics, positively influencing subsequent aircraft. During the Cold War, the Americans ...