Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site resonex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!resonex!tggsu From: tggsu@resonex.UUCP (Tom Gulvin Root) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: B-36 & B-58 Message-ID: <169@resonex.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Sep-84 04:17:21 EDT Article-I.D.: resonex.169 Posted: Thu Sep 20 04:17:21 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 20:18:09 EDT References: <2355@saturn.UUCP> Organization: Resonex Inc., Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 8 You won't believe this, but my B-58 Hustler hand book says that it started life as a new drop plane for the B-36! The weapon/fuel pod would contain engines as well (dropped with the bomb (er, device) - I bet few practice runs would be made each year!). Though fairly detailed, it contains no real info on why it was withdrawn and replaced with the FB-111 (which is nearly as old but still around). BTW, does anyone know if the B-1B roto-tiller is going to replace the (almost forgotten by the media/etc.) FB-111? Tom Gulvin - Resonex, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA.