B-58 Hustler Strategic Bomber Model Airplane

The B-58 Hustler Model Airplane is a Fantastic Piece for Exhibits

Our B-58 Hustler model airplane is delicately handcrafted and made of the finest grade materials which underwent stages of meticulous and careful sanding, carving and modeling to its original form. Painstakingly and passionately worked by our master craftsmen on the B-58 Hustler model airplane's details, ensuring exactness and precision based on the original airplane.

Our museum-quality B-58 Hustler model plane is truly unique and not constructed from kits. The B-58 Hustler model plane comes with a sturdy, durable base with a chrome steel support mounting rod or you can have our variable pitch wall mount accessory, allowing your to be displayed either hanging on the wall or the ceiling for an added effect. This top-quality B-58 Hustler model plane will surely be appreciated by anyone who receives this elegant desktop display as a gift.

The Convair B-58 Hustler made its initial flight on Nov. 11, 1956 and flew supersonically on Dec. 30, 1956. The B-58 Hustler was a high-speed jet bomber capable of Mach 2 Supersonic flight manufactured by Convair and introduced in March 1960. The Hustler was developed primarily for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. The USAF ordered 116 Hustlers which were operational with the Strategic Air Command (SAC) between 1960 and 1970. B-58s set 19 world speed and altitude records and won five different aviation trophies.

Distinctive features of the B-58 included sophisticated inertial guidance navigation and bombing systems. The fuselage was termed as "wasp-waist" due to its slender appearance. Extensive use of heat-resistant honeycomb sandwich skin panels were integrated into the construction of the wings and fuselage for high altitude-high velocity flight.

There were a total of 116 B-58s built that broke down as 30 test and pre-production aircraft and 86 for official operating inventory use. The last B-58 would be officially retired in January 1970, about three months after the first FB-111 Aardvark was accepted into frontline service by SAC. The simple fact remained that the B-58 Hustler came along when the high-altitude bomber concept has become a thing of the past. The aircraft was phased out of the USAF inventory after only 10 years of service. Nonetheless, the engineering feats achieved during development surely played a role in further bomber and turbojet development for decades to come.