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John Kerr
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Dick Phillips asked me to post this for him:

At an aviation lunch recently the subject of supersonic aircraft came up, and some one said that there were never any full mach 1+ aircraft with their engines mounted on pylons. I said, hang on, how about the B-58 Hustler? Guys said, "oh yea, forgot about that one." Now the question is, were there any others with pylon mounted engines?
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B-52? OK, not supersonic!!!! :shock: Might be scary!!!
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There is a private "Biz" jet on the boards, the Aerion, supposedly good for 1.6 Mach, but at an estimated 80,000,000 each, with today's economy...we'll see if it ever happens!
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Most supersonic aircraft have been fighters, with one or two engines buried in the fuselage.

The XB-51 could nudge Mach 1; not sure if its "chin-mounted" engines would count as pylons.

The BAC Lightning had over-the-wing drop tanks on pylons, but they obviously didn't produce thrust. (Well, maybe indirectly.)

Interesting observation.
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DC-8? Once...

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http://www.dc-8jet.com/0-dc8-sst-flight.htm

Do the Concorde and the B-1 count since the engines are not in the fuselage?

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