B-58 Hustler: A Speed Demon Developed in the 1950s for the Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC), the Hustler relied on speed as its primary defense. The thinking at the time was that with an ...

What You Need to Know: The B-58 Hustler, produced by Convair in the 1950s, was the first supersonic bomber capable of exceeding Mach 2. Developed as a nuclear deterrent during the Cold War ...

However, only two prototypes were built before the project was canceled. The Air Force also built the Convair B-58 Hustler to compete with the B-52 (the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2).