B-58 hustler airplane

Enemy aircraft are presented as blips on the defense systems operator's radar scope, and the fire control equipment automatically locks onto the target, computes the lead and windage, aims the gun and notifies the DSO when to fire it--with the attacking enemy aircraft being at no time visible to the Hustler crew. Looking a bit like a larger version of Convair's delta wing fighters. The B could theoretically have taken on a conventional bombing role, although its great speed and poor handling at low altitudes made it difficult to drop bombs with much accuracy. Marked as the SAC Museum airframe. Tuskegee Airmen Red Tails. The tall, skinny landing gear was delicate and nose gear failures were common. The last B would be officially retired in January of , about three months after the first General Dynamics FB "Aardvark" swing-wing fighter-bomber detailed elsewhere on this site was accepted into frontline service by SAC.

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Several projects beyond the B, the Convair B Hustler and North American XB Valkyrie , had either been aborted or proved disappointing in light of changing requirements, which left the older B as the main bomber as opposed to the planned successive aircraft models. Packaged in a large diorama window box with Sempre nel pod era contenuto il carico bellico. Each bombing mission lasted 10 to 12 hours and included an aerial refueling by KC Stratotankers.