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Convair XB-58 Hustler 1/200 Scale Diecast Model S/N 55-0660 1st Prototype, USAF Brand: Herpa Wings SKU: HE559850
AUD $117.00
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Convair XB-58 Hustler 1/200 Scale diecast Model, 1st Prototype, USAF – HE559850
Length | 14.7 cm | 5.8 in |
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Wingspan | 8.6 cm | 3.4 in |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Undercarriage fixed extended
- Display stand included.
Herpa Wings HE559850
Herpa Wings HE559850 replicates in 1/200 scale diecast the XB-58 Hustler, s/n 55-660, the 1st prototype, United States Air Force (USAF), 1956.
XB-58
The first prototype’s, serial number 55-660, maiden flight took place on November 11, 1956, exceeding Mach 1 for the first time in December. The complete and protracted flight test program involving 30 aircraft ended in April 1959.
Convair B-58 Hustler
The Convair B-58 Hustler is an American delta-winged three tandem seat, four-engine bomber capable of Mach 2. It first flew on November 11, 1956, entering service in March 1960 with the 43rd BW USAF. They and the 305th BW were the only USAF wings to operate the Hustler.
It was designed with a flight profile of supersonic speed at high altitudes to evade interception, but with the introduction of high-altitude Soviet surface-to-air missiles, flight profiles changed to low altitudes for which the B-58 was unsuitable. Difficult to fly, it suffered a high accident rate. One hundred sixteen were manufactured, with the last delivered in October 196 and withdrawn from service in 1970, less than ten years of operational service.
The crew of three consisted of a pilot, radar navigator/bombardier, and defence systems operator seated in separated tandem cockpits.
Four General Electric J79 axial flow turbojet engines in separate underwing pods powered the B-58. Armament consisted of a single cannon, radar-aimed tail gun and a combination bomb/fuel pod under the fuselage for a single nuclear weapon. Later, four external hard points were added.
Convair XB-58 Hustler 1/200 Scale Diecast Model S/N 55-0660 1st Prototype, USAF Brand: Herpa Wings SKU: HE559850
AUD $117.00
In stock