The XB-70 Valkyrie was born from a simple Cold War idea: fly so high and fast that nothing could touch you. North American’s ...
Despite its technical triumphs and support from aviators, the XB-70’s operational future unraveled almost as quickly as it took flight. What You Need to Know: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie ...
The only remaining XB-70 Valkyrie superbomber is on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The Cold War-era prototype variant of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed strategic ...
The experimental legacy of the iconic XB-70 Valkyrie, which made its first flight on Sept. 21, 1964. An article published on the U.S. Air Force website commemorates the 60th anniversary of the first ...
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The Mach 3.08 XB-70 Valkyrie Bomber Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force

The North American XB-70 Valkyrie embodied a once-dominant creed: outrun defenses at Mach 3 and 70,000 feet. -The prototype proved the physics—compression-lift wingtips, hot-structure skins, 172,000 ...