To this day, the sleek delta-winged Convair B-58 Hustler with its slim coke-bottle fuselage remains a fascinating aircraft. 55-0661 was the second prototype of Convair’s Mach-2 strategic bomber and took off on its maiden flight on February 16, 1957. Nicknamed “Mach-in-Boid”, she was extensively used for tests and evaluation, among several other firsts, being the first “Hustler” to conduct inflight refueling tests, the first to carry the unique combined fuel tank/weapons pod, or the first to test in-flight emergency ejection at supersonic speeds using a pressurized escape pod.

• Manufacturer: Convair
  
• Scale: 1:200
  
• Operator: U.S. Air Force
  
• Category: WINGS
  
• Wings Type: B-58 Hustler
  
• Collection: military
  
• Material: metal
  
• Color: grey, white, red
  
• Aircraft Registration    55-0661