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B-58 Hustler Units

B-58 Hustler Units

Davies, Peter E.
Laurier, Jim

Paperback

Series: Combat Aircraft, Book 130

Air CombatArmed ForcesGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 1472836405
ISBN13: 9781472836403
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Published: Oct 29 2019
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.30 Width: 7.10 Depth: 9.60
Language: English

Focusing on its design, development and deployment during the Cold War, this title charts the history of the groundbreaking B-58 Hustler bomber, the first large aircraft capable of Mach 2 at 63,000 feet.

One of the most dramatic bombers of its day, the Convair B-58 came to epitomize the Cold War power of Strategic Air Command. Introduced only 12 years after the sound barrier was first broken, this iconic plane became the first large long-range supersonic bomber to take to the skies, a feat which had seemed far-fetched only a few years previously. Outstripping its contemporaries in terms of speed, and agile enough to escape most interceptors, the B-58 was a remarkable feat of engineering, setting 19 world speed records and collecting a host of trophies. The first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 at 63,000 feet, it was able to evade hostile fighters and represented a serious threat to targets across the Soviet Bloc.

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