Simviation Forum - NEW FS2k2 B-58 Hustler!!!

Mar 10^th, 2003 at 12:17am

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Just uploaded here to SimV and I LOVE IT Grin

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Reply #1 - Mar 10^th, 2003 at 1:37am

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count on blade to get all the great new files and give us little photo previews of each, great job

p.s. isn't she a great plane? Wink

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Reply #2 - Mar 10^th, 2003 at 2:57am

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nice aircraft, although it does have an rather interesting design

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Reply #3 - Mar 10^th, 2003 at 8:30am

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is that really big external tank droppable?

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Reply #4 - Mar 10^th, 2003 at 2:35pm

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Its not really an external tank, its actually the planes bomb bay, it was carried externally, due to the small size of the fusealage, and can be dropped when empty for max speed away from the target.

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Reply #5 - Mar 17^th, 2003 at 9:51am

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My dad once made a flight training exercise, I think UN's join exercises (late 60's) and he was that time the wingman for a B-58 (flying a Super Saber) and he said that this bird is huuuuge, noisie, sharp and the nuke pod can make us piss in the trousers LOL
I loved this model!

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Reply #6 - Mar 17^th, 2003 at 12:03pm

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Lovely looking plane Blade. Think that'll be turning up in my hangar sometime soon.

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Reply #7 - Mar 17^th, 2003 at 6:41pm

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Its not really an external tank, its actually the planes bomb bay, it was carried externally, due to the small size of the fusealage, and can be dropped when empty for max speed away from the target.

To expand on that Blade, the "tank" was multi-mission, and there were several types used. The pods came in many configurations/combinations. In 1964 a flight of B-58's flew over Anchorage, Alaska using the photo recon pod. The purpose was to take pictures of the large earthquake that occured and send the pictures to the many agencies that were going to assist in clean-up/rebuild.

A bit more tidbits. The B-58 was one of the shortest lived SAC bombers, lasting from 1960-1970. A big part of its short life was because it became a "White Elephant" It was costing WAY to much to keep running. There was no trainer version for the plane so the USAF used the TF-102 (or the TF-106)as a trainer.

But what the heck, CONVAIR made a "kick-a$$" bomber that looked awesome

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Reply #8 - Mar 17^th, 2003 at 9:03pm

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Kick-A$$ bomber ? you said a mouthful there 8)....look what they used a trainer version of this beauty for.......a chase plane ! Wink

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Description: This photo shows XB-70A #1 taking off on a research flight, escorted by a TB-58 chase plane. The TB-58 (a prototype B-58 modified as a trainer) had a dash speed of Mach 2. This allowed it to stay close to the XB-70 as it conducted its research maneuvers. When the XB-70 was flying at or near Mach 3, the slower TB-58 could often keep up with it by flying lower and cutting inside the turns in the XB-70's flight path when these occurred.

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Reply #9 - Mar 17^th, 2003 at 9:36pm

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really nice a/c!!! great shots!

btw, thats a huge drop tank! holy crap can you imagine gettin one of those in your back yard???

jesus! that would be one big hole in your garden:P

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