B 58 Hustler

The Convair B58 Hustler was the first operational jet bomber capable of Mach 2 supersonic flight. Developed for the USAF for service with SAC during the late 1950s. Intended to fly at high altitudes and speeds to avoid Soviet fighters, the introduction of the surfacetoair missile forced the B58 into a lowlevel penetration role that severely limited its strategic value. The B58 featured many technical innovations including; sophisticated inertial guidance navigation and bombing systems, heatresistant br, br,