[Milsurplus] AN/ARC-8 on the B-58?????

[David Ross]

Dave & the gang  -

   In the 64/65 Collins catalog, the 618T looks very preliminary -  some 
pictures are wrong and many of the specs do not match later 'real' 618T 
units.

   I bet the B-58 carried an ARC-58.  The ARC-58 is one generation 
earlier than the 618T, and it's vintage & mission both match those of 
the B-58.

   The ARC-58 is pretty large, but it came in a pressurized version so 
some pieces could be mounted in unpressurized areas in the plane.

   What year did the B-58 enter service?

Dave Ross    N7EPI    ross@hypertools.com



Dave Jeffries wrote:

> Wonder if the B-58 have a  618-T(3).  It seems that the age of
> the equipment would be about right.......
> 
> Any body have any hard data on the age of Collins' 618 series