Convair B-58A Hustler The B-58A on display set three speed records while flying from Los Angeles to New York and back on March 5, 1962. For this effort, the crew received the Bendix and Mackay Trophies for 1962. It was flown to the museum in December 1969. #avgeek #history #dronevideo #aviation | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

From the program “Call to Glory – How the Convair B-58 Hustler Helped Win the Cold War” presented by George Haloulakos. During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the Convair B-58 Hustler proved to be a difference maker, but by the end of the decade was retired. This tribute and historic reappraisal of this iconic USAF supersonic nuclear strike bomber is based on first-hand accounts from those who flew this record-setting aircraft for SAC during the Cold War. The Palm Springs Air Museum depends on do

The U.S. Air Force's first operational supersonic bomber, the B-58 made its initial flight on Nov. 11, 1956. In addition to the Hustler's delta wing shape, distinctive features included a sophisticated inertial guidance navigation and bombing system, a slender "wasp-waist" fuselage and an extensive use of heat-resistant honeycomb sandwich skin panels in the wings and fuselage. #avgeek #dronevideo #history | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

High speed pass with the scratch built Convair B-58 Hustler powered by dual XICOY 132 turbines, 53 lbs take off weight. #rc #rcjet #JetsOverKentucky #airshow #Airshow2025 #usaf #usairforce #usairforce #supesonicbomber #bomber #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationdaily #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #usaf #USAFHistory | RC Squadron

The Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational supersonic bomber, entering service in 1960. Capable of sustained Mach 2 flight, it carried nuclear weapons and led the way in high-speed strategic bombing during the Cold War. | Iyaoyastrong