The Hustler's performance was unequaled for it's time.
Here is a few of the records that have been set by the Hustler.
Some of these records still stand.
Image below, right: Test pilot "Fitz" Fulton
DATE
TYPE
RECORD/MILESTONE
11/11/1956
first flight
B.A. Erickson, pilot; Charles Harrison, flight test engineer; and J.D. McEachern, flight test observer and systems specialist
12/15/1959
speed record set
Flew 1,680 miles in 80 minutes (21 miles per minute), average speed 1,263.16 mph
09/18/1962
altitude and payload record set
Carried a payload of 11,023 lbs to an altitude of 85,360.84 feet
01/12/1961
speed record set
Thompson Trophy Won - 1000 kilometer closed-circuit speed record of 1,284.71 mph
01/14/1961
speed record set
2000 kilometer closed-circuit speed record of 1,061.8 mph
05/10/1961
speed record set
Bleriot Trophy Won - 1073 kilometer closed-course in 30 minutes, 43 seconds, average speed 1,302.07 mph
05/26/1961
speed record set
MacKay Trophy Won - Washington DC to Paris 3 hours, 39 minutes, 49 seconds, average speed 1,048.68 mph
05/26/1961
speed record set
New York to Paris 3 hours, 19 minutes, 51 seconds, average speed 1,089.36 mph (same flight as the one above)
03/05/1962
speed record set
Bendix Trophy and MacKay Trophy Won - Los Angeles to New York in 2 hours, 58.7 seconds, average speed 1,214.65 mph
03/05/1962
speed record set
New York to Los Angeles in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 50.1 seconds, average speed 1,044.96 mph
10/16/1963
speed record set
Flew an 8,028 n. mile mission from Tokyo to London, non-stop at an average speed of 938 mph
Special thanks to Bryan Swopes for his blog
This Day in Aviation for the documentation of the winning of the various aviation trophies by the B-58.
The Champion of Champions (propaganda film by Convair)
Peace was our Profession...