National Security Journal on MSN
The Mach 2 B-58 Hustler Bomber Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force
The B-58 Hustler was the U.S. Air Force’s first operational supersonic bomber, a delta-winged, nuclear-armed hot rod that ...
Aviation Republic on MSN
1,200 Hours, 80 Percent Failures, 1 Supersonic Burden: The Hidden Cost of the B 58
Late testing revealed that many of the B 58’s sophisticated systems suffered high failure rates under Mach 2 stress.
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 ...
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