john smith wrote:
Wasn't it the fastest postwar bomber until the XB-70 came along???
Well the XB-70 was a class above the B58
A B-58 was one of the chase planes for the XB-70.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XB-70
With the petal to the metal, the B58 is a
dimishing artifact in the rear view mirror of
an XB70.
I don't know, but think an XB-70 could blow
the SR-71 away for many technical reasons,
like ballistic coefficient and thermal cooling.
Ken