"Darrell" wrote in message
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Darrell wrote:
B-58 we also had high speed segments which
we flew at 600 KIAS.

Darrell, how did the B-58 ride at 600KIAS down low?
The B-57 would crack your head on the canopy bouncing along at 360 on a
hot
day, near 500' AGL
At least we were going slow enough to read the names of the towns as we
went
by.............

It flew pretty smooth, Rick. With the delta wing it seemed like it cut
through the turbulence. Sort of like water skiing. With 2 skis you feel
every ripple. With a single slalom ski it bites deeper into the water and
dampens out lots of the surface turbulence. With moderate turbulence we'd
get an occasional slap-bang but not very bad. This, at a time when B-52s
were aborting the route due to turbulence.

Since the B-58 community must have been rather small, given its limited
production and service life, I wonder if you recall ever serving with a
pilot by the name of Wright? He also flew the B-66/EB-66 at some point in
his career.

Brooks


Rick Clark
MFE