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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:41
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:42
The pilot's cockpit was fairly conventional for a large multiengine aircraft.
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The electronic controls were ambitious and advanced for the day.
The navigator and DSO's cockpits featured wrap around dashboards with warning lights and buttons, and automatic voice messages and warnings from a tape system were audible through the helmet sets.
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The electronic controls were ambitious and advanced for the day.
The navigator and DSO's cockpits featured wrap around dashboards with warning lights and buttons, and automatic voice messages and warnings from a tape system were audible through the helmet sets.
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:43
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:45
Research during the era of all-male combat aircraft assignments revealed that a woman's voice was more likely to gain the attention of young men in distracting situations.
Nortronics Division of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] selected actress and singer Joan Elms to record the automated voice warnings.
To the men flying the B-58, the voice was known as "Sexy Sally."
Nortronics Division of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] selected actress and singer Joan Elms to record the automated voice warnings.
To the men flying the B-58, the voice was known as "Sexy Sally."
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:48
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:48
The Sperry AN/ASQ-42 bombing/navigation system combined sophisticated inertial navigation with the KS-39 astro-tracker to provide heading reference, the AN/APN-113 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] to provide ground velocity and windspeed data, a search radar to provide range data for bomb release and trajectory, and a radio altimeter.
The AN/ASQ-42 was estimated to be 10 times more accurate than any previous bombing/navigation system.
The AN/ASQ-42 was estimated to be 10 times more accurate than any previous bombing/navigation system.
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:49
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:50
Defensive armament consisted of a single 20 mm (0.79 in) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] rotary cannon with 1,200 rounds of ammunition.
It was remotely controlled by the DSO through the Emerson MD-7 fire control radar system.
Offensive armament typically consisted of a single [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], along with fuel tanks, in a streamlined MB-1C pod under the fuselage.
It was remotely controlled by the DSO through the Emerson MD-7 fire control radar system.
Offensive armament typically consisted of a single [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], along with fuel tanks, in a streamlined MB-1C pod under the fuselage.
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:51
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:51
Incurable difficulties with fuel leakage resulted in the replacement of the MB-1C with the TCP (Two Component Pod), which placed the nuclear weapon in an upper section while the lower fuel component could be independently jettisoned.
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:52
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:53
From 1961 to 1963, the B-58 was retrofitted with two tandem stub pylons under each wing, inboard of the engine pod, for [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] or [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] nuclear weapons for a total of five nuclear weapons per airplane.
Although the USAF explored the possibility of using the B-58 for the conventional strike role, it was never equipped for carrying or dropping conventional bombs in service.
Although the USAF explored the possibility of using the B-58 for the conventional strike role, it was never equipped for carrying or dropping conventional bombs in service.
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:54
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:54
A photo [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] pod, the LA-331, was also fielded.
Several other specialized pods for [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] or an early [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] were considered, but not adopted.
The B-58 was used as the launch platform for the four test launches of the WS-199C High Virgo [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
Several other specialized pods for [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] or an early [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] were considered, but not adopted.
The B-58 was used as the launch platform for the four test launches of the WS-199C High Virgo [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:57
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 16:57
The first prototype, serial number 55-660, was completed in late August 1956.
The first flight took place in November 1956.[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
A difficult and protracted flight test program involving 30 aircraft continued until April 1959.
The final B-58 was delivered in October 1962.[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
The first flight took place in November 1956.[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
A difficult and protracted flight test program involving 30 aircraft continued until April 1959.
The final B-58 was delivered in October 1962.[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 17:01
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 17:10
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 17:13
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 18:01
The B-58 was difficult to fly and its three-man crews were constantly busy, but its performance was exceptional.
A lightly loaded Hustler would climb at nearly 46,000 ft/min (235 m/s).
A lightly loaded Hustler would climb at nearly 46,000 ft/min (235 m/s).
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 18:06
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 18:07
It had a much smaller weapons load and more limited range than the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The B-58 had been extremely expensive to acquire (in 1959 it was reported that each B-58A cost more than its weight in gold).
Through FY 1961, the total cost of the B-58 program was $3 billion.
The B-58 had been extremely expensive to acquire (in 1959 it was reported that each B-58A cost more than its weight in gold).
Through FY 1961, the total cost of the B-58 program was $3 billion.
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 18:17
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 18:56
It was a complex aircraft that required considerable maintenance, much of which required specialized equipment and ground personnel.
The B-58 cost three times as much to operate as the B-52.
The B-58 cost three times as much to operate as the B-52.
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Re: Convair B-58 Hustler
par PHYLEAS Mar 13 Juil 2010, 18:58
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