CONVAIR B-58 HUSTLER
B-58 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Convair Division of General Dynamics Corp., San Diego, California, USA |
| Model: | Model 4 |
| Designation: | B-58 |
| Name: | Hustler |
| First official flight: | (XB-58) 11/11/1956 |
| Factory production period: | 1956 - 1962 |
| Primary service period: | 1960 - 1969 |
| Last official flight: | (B-58A) 16/01/1970 |
B-58 VARIANTS
| 1956 | Model 4 | XB-58 | 2 | |
| 1957 | Model 4 | YB-58A | 11 | |
| 1958 | Model 4 | YB/RB-58A | 17 | Total: 030 |
| 1959 | Model 4 | B-58A | 86 | Total: 086 |
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Grand Total: 116 |
B-58 PRODUCTION
XB-58
Prototype 4-engined, delta wing, supersonic bomber.
Later upgraded to B-58A standards.
Produced 1956 - 1957
Convair Fort Worth, Texas (CF)
| 55-660, 55-661 | 1, 2 |
Total: 002 |
YB-58A
As XB-58, service test aircraft, engine upgrade.
Later upgraded to B-58A standards.
Produced 1957 - 1958
Convair Fort Worth, Texas (CF)
| 55-662 / 55-672 | 3 / 13 |
Total: 011 |
YB/RB-58A
As YB-58A, factory conversions with ventral
reconnaissance pod.
Produced 1958 - 1959
Convair Fort Worth, Texas (CF)
| 58-1007 / 58-1023 | 14 / 30 |
Total: 017 |
| 20 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
B-58A
As YB-58A, tail cannon, various improvements.
Produced 1958 - 1962
Convair Fort Worth, Texas (CF)
| 59-2428 / 59-2463 | 31 / 66 | |
| 60-1110 / 60-1129 | 67 / 86 | |
| 61-2051 / 61-2080 | 87 / 116 |
Total: 086 |
B-58B / C - Projected developments of B-58A, cancelled.
B-58D / E - Projected Interceptor / bomber versions, cancelled.
| Grand Total: 116 |
B-58 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| NB-58A | 1 | YB-58A, 1959, conversion as engine testbed, project
cancelled before testing began. |
| TB-58A | 8 | 7 B-58A / 1 RB-58A, 1959-1969, dual control operational trainers. |