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Not every bomber design succeeds. For every superlative airframe like the B-52 Stratofortress or B-2 Spirit, others earn far less admiration.

The B-58 Hustler was also unique in the crew configuration. The pilot, navigator, and defense-systems operator sat in tandem in encapsulated cockpits, each capable of being ejected in an emergency. The cockpits were even separated by banks of equipment.

The United States has experience with supersonic jets, and that experience had to start with a first. The Convair B-58 Hustler was America’s first supersonic jet bomber.

Although it did not fully live up to its potential, the B-58 Hustler was a unique and innovative aircraft, and many new technologies were developed for use in supersonic aircraft.

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The B-58 was one among several tributes to the Air Force’s post-war commitment to the strategic bomber.

Americas B-58 Hustler Bomber Was a Work of Art (and Totally Useless) In use for only a decade, the bomber was incredibly hard to fly and had an excessively high accident rate. Heres What You Need to Know: This Cold War bomber was beautiful, but pointless. In an era of fantastic aircraft, the B-58 Hustler was one of the most visually striking warplanes ever to fly. Its delta wing, giant engines, and remarkable performance gave rise to the myth that pilots could literally tear the wings off th...

Convair’s delta-wing Hustler was in some respects a fantastic aircraft.

B-58 Hustler: The Supersonic Bomber with One Really Careless Flaw The speed of the aircraft made it difficult for an enemy fighter to catch the B-58, but any type of catastrophic airframe or system failure proved nearly fatal for the crew. Designed to fly at high altitudes and at supersonic speeds, the United States Air Forces Convair B-58 Hustler was actually the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 flights. The B-58 was developed in the 1950s for the Air Forces Strategic Air Command (SA...