Convair B-58 Hustler rocket sled - photo

[Altair]

Convair B-58 Hustler rocket sled designed to evaluate different ejection seat designs.

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...d_fullsize.jpg



Previously:

Ejection seat simulator - GIF
Soviet ejection seat simulator - GIF
Ejection seat testing - GIF
Cessna Scorpion ejection seat test - GIF
Tupolev Tu-154 ejection seat trainer and test platform - photo

[hemmjo]

Some additional information on this rocket sled.

This is an old 20+ minute training film video where the guy t a l k s r r e e a l l l l y y s l o w l y. I had to put it on 2x speed to get through it. Funny how you can still understand the speaker at 2x speed.

Key clips are;
The first brief sled clip begin at 10:37:05.
The Air Force, Hurricane Super Sonic Test Track appears at 12:49:22.
Actual runs of the B-58 sled are at 13:40:20 and 20:12:06