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The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie is a retired prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration supersonic strategic bomber for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command.
Higher and Faster: B-70 Bomber Concept. In the mid-1950s, the USAF wanted a radically advanced new bomber that could fly much faster (Mach 3+ or 2,000 mph) and higher (70,000+ feet) than the B-52 it would replace. The revolutionary B-70 design promised to meet this demanding requirement.
29 lis 2020 · The first concept to be mentioned is the Alert Pod developed by Beech Aircraft to provide the bomber with a standalone ground power systems during alert launches or deployment to austere...
North American XB-70 Valkyrie – amerykański ponaddźwiękowy samolot eksperymentalny z początku lat 60. XX wieku, opracowany i zbudowany w zakładach North American Aviation (NAA) w układzie kaczki z nowatorskimi, składanymi w pionie końcówkami skrzydeł. Celem programu, prowadzonego na zlecenie Dowództwa Strategicznych Sił Powietrznych USA (ang.
23 lis 2020 · Engineers hoped that one vehicle, one that they perceived as the last manned bomber, could change the future of aerial bombardment. Yet, politics, money, and technological advancements put an end to the B-70 Valkyrie, a Mach 3+, nuclear-capable super-bomber.
11 lut 2021 · The B-70 was a bomber concept design to outrace the competition, but the Soviet Union's missile system made the idea obsolete. This is the story of the B-70, the bomber that never...
B-70 Valkyrie. With research and development studies beginning in 1955, the XB-70 was a large, long-range strategic bomber was planned to be the replacement for the B-52. As in the B-58 program, the Air Force wanted new technology advances.
