
Convair B-58A Hustler Dimensions:
Wing span: 56 ft. 10 in
Length: 96 ft. 9 in
Height: 31 ft. 5 in
Wing Area: 1,542 sq ft
Weights:
Empty: 55,560 lb
Max T/O: 163,000 lb
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 1,321
mph @ 63,150 ft
Combat
Ceiling: 63,150 ft
Record
Ceiling: 85,360 ft
Combat
Radius: 1,750 miles to 5,577 miles with
in-flight refueling
Powerplant:
Four General Electric J79-GE-1 turbojet engines
rated at 10,500 st. or 16,000 st. 69.4 Kn with afterburners.
Armament: Single General
Electric T-171E3 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon in the rear,
plus nuclear or conventional bombs in the underwing pod.
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