Inside The Convair B-58 Hustler

A Closer Look at America’s First Mach 2 Bomber

This video gives an in-depth walk-around tour of the legendary Convair B-58 Hustler. The aircraft was proudly on display at the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Nebraska. This sleek, delta-winged aircraft was the world’s first operational supersonic bomber. It’s capable of reaching speeds over Mach 2, twice the speed of sound. Entering service in 1960, the B-58 represented the cutting edge of Cold War technology, designed to deliver nuclear payloads at high altitude and blistering speed to evade enemy defenses.

Although its service life was relatively short, retiring in 1970 and succeeded by the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, the Hustler remains an enduring symbol of American innovation and aerospace ambition.

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