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Convair B-58 Hustler

106k SimpleFlow  7.5 years ago

Hey everyone hope you enjoy this post!
It is one of my favourite planes!

Credit to @BogdanX for helping me a tiny bit!

This plane flies at about mach:2

History:
The Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational jet bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. The aircraft was designed by Convair engineer Robert H. Widmer and developed for the United States Air Force for service in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the 1960s. It used a delta wing, which was also employed by Convair fighters such as the F-102, with four General Electric J79 engines in pods under the wing. It carried five nuclear weapons; four on pylons under the wings, and one nuclear weapon and fuel in a combination bomb/fuel pod under the fuselage, rather than in an internal bomb bay.
Replacing the Boeing B-47 Stratojet medium bomber, it was originally intended to fly at high altitudes and supersonic speeds to avoid Soviet fighters. The B-58 received a great deal of notoriety due to its sonic boom, which was often heard by the public as it passed overhead in supersonic flight.
The introduction of highly accurate Soviet surface-to-air missiles forced the B-58 into a low-level penetration role that severely limited its range and strategic value, and it was never employed to deliver conventional bombs. This led to a brief operational career between 1960 and 1970 when the B-58 was succeeded by the smaller, swing-wing.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 72.6ft (22.1m)
  • Length 100.3ft (30.6m)
  • Height 30.0ft (9.1m)
  • Empty Weight 64,341lbs (29,184kg)
  • Loaded Weight 79,081lbs (35,870kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.705
  • Wing Loading 42.8lbs/ft2 (208.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,848.7ft2 (171.8m2)
  • Drag Points 27418

Parts

  • Number of Parts 326
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,441
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @Odge
    Thanks

    7.4 years ago
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    20.1k Odge

    Brilliant

    7.4 years ago
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    Cool, my Great Uncle repaired Them at one point

    7.4 years ago
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    147k Pilotmario

    Actually, it only carries one nuke.

    The four things on the wing pylons are the engines.

    7.5 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @maverickvii
    Thanks !!

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    39.6k maverickvii

    one of my favorite planes too. looks great, loving the clean looking cockpit

    7.5 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @M4A4Firefly
    Thanks

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    106k SimpleFlow

    @saturn28
    Thanks

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    106k SimpleFlow

    @saturn28
    Thanks

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    106k SimpleFlow

    @Sunnyskies
    Thanks

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    26.9k Sunnyskies

    Very sweet!

    7.5 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @JackTheBestBoss
    Its a fuel tank

    7.5 years ago
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    Can you launch the nuke

    7.5 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @JackTheBestBoss
    Thanks

    7.5 years ago
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    Nice @SimpleFlow

    7.5 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @Treadmill103
    Thanks!

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    106k SimpleFlow

    @Lordoftheflies
    Only eight!? Hmm I didn't know

    7.5 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @Lordoftheflies
    Oh really!?that's so kewl

    7.5 years ago
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    50.3k Stingray

    @cobalT @Simpleflow the lower body tank usually carried fuel. It was integral to the body (there was no pylon). FYI. Still, great wings+cockpit!

    7.5 years ago
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    @Stingray
    Thanks!

    7.5 years ago
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    6,436 Razr

    @Stingray @cobalT @Stickman Could one of you help me with my VTOL Nozzles (Requires XML Modding)

    7.5 years ago
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    50.3k Stingray

    Flys well; very nice!

    7.5 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @cobalT
    Exactly

    7.5 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @cobalT @Stickman
    Exactly

    7.5 years ago