B-58 Hustler Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
The USAF's first jet-powered bomber capable of reaching Mach 2.0, the Convair B-58 Hustler carried a crew of three and a nuclear payload. A complex aircraft, the B-58 suffered teething problems during development and became infamous for its maintenance requirements. It also compiled a dubious safety record: out of 116 Hustlers, 26 were lost in accidents. Nevertheless, the B-58's career spanned nearly a decade between 1960-70. It might have continued even longer, but Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara believed the aircraft, which was designed for high-speed, high-altitude tactical approach, was vulnerable to air-to-air missile attack. Its r…
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- ISBN: 978-1-937684-93-8
- EAN: 9781937684938
- Produktnummer: 12241318
- Verlag: Periscope Film LLC
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 586 S.
- Masse: H25.4 cm x B20.3 cm x D3.1 cm 1'239 g
- Gewicht: 1239
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