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- Code Number:
- MYFV09P04_03
- Title:
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Convair B-58A Hustler, noseart, Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, J79-5B, J79 turbojet, 1950s
- Average Cost: $12,442,000 each
Crew: 3 Wingspan: 56 feet 10 inches Length: 96 feet 9 inches Height: 31 feet 5 inches Wing Area: 1,542 sq. feet Weight: 55,560 lb,; Max: 63,000 lb Speed: Cruise - 610 mph.; Max - 1,385 mph. @44,000 feet Service Ceiling: 53,150 feet Range: 5,063 miles (with refueling) Engines: 4x General Electric J79-GE-5 turbojet (15,600 lbs. thrust in afterburner). Armament: 1x 20mm rotary tail cannon; various nuclear and conventional bomb loads in belly pod and on wing pylons
- Keywords:
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Convair B-58 Hustler, United States Air Force, Medium supersonic nuclear bomber, Nuclear, Strategic Air Command, SAC, Airplane, Plane, Aircraft, Four Engine Bomber, USAF, jet, Delta-Wing, Air Force, Military, Weapons, Armament, Aviation, Aerospace, Armed Service, History, Archive, Killingrey, Transportation, Airforce, collection, airfighters, Weaponry, war, Killingry, Historic, Historical
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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