B58, developed for U S Air Force by Gen Dynamics Corp, comprises effective and integrated manned aircraft weapon system, designed for high speed strategic bombardment missions of intercontinental range; noteworthy of aircraft's speed capabilities is sustained high altitude dash at Mach 2.0; propulsion is provided by 4 Gen Elec J79-5 turbojet engines equipped with afterburners; weapon is free fall ballistic device, designated bomb pod; there are 2 versions of bomb pod; physical and operational characteristics.
Flight characteristics of B-58 mach 2 bomber
Roy Aeronautical Soc -- J
Royal Aeronautical Society -- Journal ; 66 , n 623
1962
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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