Despite its technical triumphs and support from aviators, the XB-70’s operational future unraveled almost as quickly as it ...
A Total Failure: The XB-70 Valkyrie was an experimental U.S. nuclear bomber developed in the 1950s and 1960s as a potential replacement for the B-52. Designed to fly at Mach 3 speeds and altitudes ...
The XB-70 Valkyrie could cruise at Mach 3, riding its own shock wave to do so, and could hit altitudes of 70,000 feet. But the XB-70 Valkyrie never went into full-scale production ...