In a message of 16 Mar 98 Derek wakefield (1:393/4) wrote to All :
 Dw> Boy...I know I'm gonna stir up a storm with this one (knowing how
 Dw> much Jim Sanders detests this particular subject and plane).
 Dw> Last year, a former AFJROTC buddy of mine gave me a stack of old
 Dw> Air Force Magazines c.1983, 84. In one of the Airmail sections, a
 Dw> retired USAF Col went into a rant about a proposed "B" model of the
 Dw> Convair B-58 Hustler - which would've had a 5 ft fuselage extention
 Dw> for increased fuel capacity and turbofan engines for better fuel
 Dw> economy.
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 Dw> One of the things that stuck me as odd is the fact that prior to
 Dw> seeing this letter, I have never once seen any reference to a B-58B
 Dw> in any of the military aviation books I've owned or read over the
 Dw> years (including a large package of literature, drawings, and photos
 Dw> I aquired from GD a number of years back). A book I have on American
 Dw> Fighters shows a proposed enlarged/stretched FB-111H, but the
 Dw> 58B...that's a mystery.
 Dw> I'm also sorta curious as to what type of turbofans Convair/GD
 Dw> proposed to used on this model of the Hustler. Given it's supersonic
 Dw> mission, and the size of the J79 nacelles, the first motorvator that
 Dw> comes to mind is the TF30, but that's a SWAG at best.
Hi Derek,
according to my sources, there should have been a proposed B-58B with 
increased range, max TOW 89.813 kgs, engines J-79-9. The prototype was 
ordered in october '58 (as nr 60-1109) but was cancelled end of '59.
Then there should have been a B-58C, an enlargened version with P&W J58 
engines, which was cancelled again. Same for B-58D Interceptor and B-58E 
Multi Purpose Bomber. And finally, the proposed CV-58-9 with four J58 engines 
and 26 passengerseats as the civil SST version...
That's my 10 cents for today 
CU NeXT msg
Louis
LHFG:
Gawd, my new Pentium-750 SD-MMX only runs on 3x380 Volts!
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