Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the CONVAIR B-58A Hustler Supersonic Delta-Winged Jet-Powered Medium Bomber.
4 x General Electric J79-GE-3B afterburning turbojet engines developing 15,600 lb of thrust each.
Propulsion
1,321 mph
2,126 kph | 1,148 kts
Max Speed
62,999 ft
19,202 m | 12 miles
Service Ceiling
5,124 miles
8,247 km | 4,453 nm
Operational Range
17,400 ft/min
5,304 m/min
Rate-of-Climb