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Kevin Brooks wrote:
"Darrell" wrote in message news:sTnac.30514$wl1.6853@fed1read06... B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ 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 Yeah we had a guy whose nickname was "Wingtip" Wright who supposedly dinged a wing tip of a B-58. We had both a Charles R. Wright and a John C. Wright. -- B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ - |
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