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Picture of Indiana B-58 Pod

Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:17 am

I got permission from the owner to post a picture of the B-58 Hustler pods in Indiana. He has a bunch of B-58 parts he is selling. he has a fuel pod and weapons pod .

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Re: Picture of Indiana B-58 Pod

Wed Mar 09, 2016 1:45 pm

[quote="Nathan"]I got permission from the owner to post a picture of the B-58 Hustler pods in Indiana. He has a bunch of B-58 parts he is selling. he has a fuel pod and weapons pod .

And a tank apparently!... :shock:

Re: Picture of Indiana B-58 Pod

Wed Mar 09, 2016 1:57 pm

The top picture is of a Two component TC Pod and the lower picture is the earlier MB Pod. As with everything concerning the B-58, these were extremely complex. Here are a few pages from a B-58A Flight Manual concerning the pods.

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Re: Picture of Indiana B-58 Pod

Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:04 pm

I know it is a crazy dream but oh boy how much fun would it be to hang a real living, fire breathing B-58 above that pod! Kind of a' la the Vulcan; just without having to stop flying it :-)

Tom P.

Re: Picture of Indiana B-58 Pod

Wed Mar 09, 2016 6:05 pm

And if not, I wonder how many Hemi V-8s could be lined up in it... Bonus points if you used Chrysler Industrial engines taken from retired '50s air raid sirens! :twisted:

Re: Picture of Indiana B-58 Pod

Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:12 pm

wendovertom wrote:I know it is a crazy dream but oh boy how much fun would it be to hang a real living, fire breathing B-58 above that pod!

I feel your pain. :D But my dream still has to be to hear a B-36... :shock:

Re: Picture of Indiana B-58 Pod

Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:15 pm

Chris Brame wrote:And if not, I wonder how many Hemi V-8s could be lined up in it... Bonus points if you used Chrysler Industrial engines taken from retired '50s air raid sirens! :twisted:



Drag racing's Big Daddy Don Garlits has one all restored in his museum. I found a couple of videos of him running it before and after he restored it.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l04qWEEPFEk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyuH4NP1E2c
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