Reposted by River
The Convair 58-9 SST Concept, directly derived from the B-58 Hustler, would have been very unsuitable as a supersonic transport:
-narrow fuselage limits seat number
-podded engines cause high drag
-uneconomical fuel consumption to cruise at Mach 2.4
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