A Total Failure? The Convair B-58 Hustler was the world’s first supersonic bomber and the first to reach Mach 2 speeds. Developed in the 1950s for the U.S. Air Force’s Strategic Air Command during the ...
Summary and Key Points: National security journalist Stephen Silver examines the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, the ...
What You Need to Know: The B-58 Hustler, produced by Convair in the 1950s, was the first supersonic bomber capable of exceeding Mach 2. Developed as a nuclear deterrent during the Cold War, the ...
The B-58 Hustler was built around speed and rapid response. Alert doctrine envisioned aircraft airborne within seven minutes, racing toward targets at sustained supersonic speeds. Supporters ...