Convair B-58 Hustler
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.
Specifications
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
@Odge
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Brilliant
Cool, my Great Uncle repaired Them at one point
Actually, it only carries one nuke.
The four things on the wing pylons are the engines.
@maverickvii
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one of my favorite planes too. looks great, loving the clean looking cockpit
@M4A4Firefly
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@saturn28
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@saturn28
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@Sunnyskies
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Very sweet!
@JackTheBestBoss
Its a fuel tank
Can you launch the nuke
@JackTheBestBoss
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Nice @SimpleFlow
@Treadmill103
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@Lordoftheflies
Only eight!? Hmm I didn't know
@Lordoftheflies
Oh really!?that's so kewl
@cobalT @Simpleflow the lower body tank usually carried fuel. It was integral to the body (there was no pylon). FYI. Still, great wings+cockpit!
@Stingray
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@Stingray @cobalT @Stickman Could one of you help me with my VTOL Nozzles (Requires XML Modding)
Flys well; very nice!
@cobalT
Exactly
@cobalT @Stickman
Exactly