Jabarkan Spesifikasi (B-58A) dari Convair B-58 Hustler

Kru: 3: uji coba; pengamat (navigator, operator radar, pengebom), Operator sistem pertahanan (DSO, penanggulangan Operator elektronik dan asisten percontohan).

Panjang: 96 ft 10 in [36] (29,5 m)

Lebar sayap: 56 ft 9 in [36] (17,3 m)

Tinggi: 29 ft 11 in (8,9 m)

Area sayap: 1.542 ft ² (143,3 m²)

Airfoil: NACA 0.003,46-64,069 root, NACA 0.004,08-63 tip

Berat kosong: £ 55.560 (25.200 kg)

Loaded berat: £ 67.871 (30.786 kg)

Max. berat lepas landas: £ 176.890 (80.240 kg)

Powerplant: 4 × General Electric J79 -GE-5A turbojet

Tarik daerah: 10.49 ft ² (0,97 m²)

Cruise speed: 610 mph (530 kn, 985 km / h)

Radius tempur: 1.740 mil (1.510 nm, 3.220 km)

Kisaran Ferry: 4.100 mil (4.700 nm, 7.600 km)

Layanan langit-langit: 63.400 ft (19.300 m)

Tingkat panjat: 17.400 ft / min (88 m / s) pada berat kotor

Loading sayap: £ 44,0 / ft ² (215 kg / m²)

Thrust / weight: 0,919 lbf / lb

Angkat-to-tarik rasio: 11.3 (tanpa senjata / pod bahan bakar)

Senjata: 1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) T171 meriam

Bom: 4 × b43 atau B61 bom nuklir, senjata beban maksimum adalah £ 19.450 (8.820 kg)

AN/APN-110 Doppler radar navigasi (bagian dari Sperry AN/ASQ-42 Navigasi & Sistem Bom)

Hughes Aircraft AN/APQ-69 berbentuk polong samping mencari aperture radar (dipasang pada RB-58A)

Goodyear AN/APS-73 berbentuk polong synthetic aperture radar (dipasang pada RB-58A)

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