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Could it have been done better, was it money well spent, was she good?
B-58 Hustler....
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Snautzer01
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I dont know but in my opinion it should be called:
Brutus Jeticus, commander of sky and doom.
It is beautiful.
Brutus Jeticus, commander of sky and doom.
It is beautiful.
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Beautiful she is indeed!
I watched its first takeoff in 1956, if memory serves. I was stationed at Carswell AFB and was in the picnic area on base near Lake Worth. I remember when it landed, wondering at the long, spindly-looking landing gear. It was a month or so later before I saw the plane rolled.out with a pod under the fuselage. Then it made sense. Definitely a beautiful aircraft, almost as good-looking as the XB-70.
ThomasP
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re "was it money well spent"
I think yes. The knowledge gained was very useful in the following decades. Plus, it kind of had to be tried at some point, and the 1950s and 1960s was a time of extreme development rates in aerospace technologies.
I think yes. The knowledge gained was very useful in the following decades. Plus, it kind of had to be tried at some point, and the 1950s and 1960s was a time of extreme development rates in aerospace technologies.
would of loved to see one in the air, can imagine it was a sight and a sound to behold !
Thumpalumpacus
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From what I've read it was quite the maintenance-hog.
ThomasP
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2x the engines of the F-4 Phantom, plus the movable intake cones. And that landing gear. Also, the electronics package was pretty extensive.
SaparotRob
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Who cares? They got built and they were gorgeous!
I feel that way about a bunch of planes.
SaparotRob
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Republic Rainbow comes to mind.
Snautzer01
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Republic XR-12 Rainbow yes very good looking.
GreenKnight121
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I remember them flying over my house in western Nevada in the mid-1960s.
They weren't low enough to make out any details (in fact, they usually were leaving contrails), but there weren't many alternatives for a multi-engine aircraft that made a sonic boom.
My first aircraft model (sort of, the plastic was flexible and was from a one-piece mold) was a red B-58 - about 1:144 scale (8" long).
They weren't low enough to make out any details (in fact, they usually were leaving contrails), but there weren't many alternatives for a multi-engine aircraft that made a sonic boom.
My first aircraft model (sort of, the plastic was flexible and was from a one-piece mold) was a red B-58 - about 1:144 scale (8" long).
cammerjeff
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They were Beautiful A/C & Technological wonders of the time, but they were very expensive to operate, had a high accident rate, and the most damming thing I ever heard about them was by a SAC Officer that said something like "The B-58 is the perfect A/C if we ever go to war with Canada again" I wish I could remember what officer said it.
Still a Beauty to behold.
Still a Beauty to behold.
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Thumpalumpacus
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The Hustler just don't look right without the natural aluminum.
dunno, looks pretty sexy in RAF dark green and ocean grey !
