That jet is a work of modern art. Thanks for preserving it. I missed it, When I went to Dayton, the XB-70 was still outside, and the Hustler was being restored.
Actually, you probably won't find a modern aircraft with "afterburning Turbojets": they use afterburning turboFANS instead. Those turbofans are a LOT more fuel efficient.
Beautiful airplane. Before Hurricane Ike I’d check out the TB-58 in Galveston at Lone Star Flight Museum. I heard it was moved afterwards. Hope it’s at a good home.
When I was a young child, my father worked at Sperry Microwave on the B58 Hustler project. Sometimes he would go to work and wouldn't be home for days. When they would start on certain parts of the project they would seal down the plant until they were finished with that part.
Back in the early 1990s, I went to wright-Patterson AFB for training. That, in itself, was a great experience. But going to The Museum was literally awe inspiring! I'd read about how big some of these aircraft were, but standing underneath the XB-70 and the B-36 was nearly overwhelming. Still, the B-58 Hustler is one of my favorite aircraft. Like the F-104, it looks like it's doing Mach 2 sitting on the ground! But what I hope you can answer is what happened to the TB-58A on loan to the Lone Star flight Museum. I know a major hurricane made the museum relocate farther inland -- to Ellington Field, if I recall correctly -- but I haven't seen anything on the TB-58A that had been on display at the previous Sholes Field, Galveston location. On a wholly different note, one of the things about the B-58A on display in The Museum is that it bears the markings of the 43rd BMW. I served with the 43rd at Andersen AFB, Guam, but the 43rd was flying B-52s by then. And I was there when the 43rd lost the B-52 mission entirely.
I would love to see short videos about the individual history of each aircraft you have. I know the collection has some very historically significant aircraft, it would be amazing to showcase their history in 10 to 15 minute videos. Many collections/channels do videos about the general history of a aircraft, no many have Brig. Gen. Robin Olds' F-4 or Col. Bernard F Fisher's A-1E. Even if a particular aircraft had a more mundane life, it still would be interesting.
Remember seeing her parked outside the museum back in 73. A great restoration. Father in law did some of the engineering work on Sperry supplied subsystems in the late 50s.
When I was a young child, my father was working at Sperry Microwave on the B58 Hustler project. Sometimes he would be gone for a couple days or more. When they would start on certain parts of the project they would seal down the plant until they were finished with that part.
