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. |