The tale said that President Johnson was supposed to name the Blackbird the “RS-71” and that he confused the letters, reversed…
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XB-70 Valkyrie
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Watch an XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 bomber doing an emergency landing
by Dario LeoneBailing out and losing the XB-70 was quickly becoming the only option… XB-70 Valkyrie emergency landing. The B-70 Valkyrie, with a…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time an XB-70A Valkyrie performed an emergency landing on “tip-toe”
by Dario LeoneThere was trouble with both sets of main gear. On the left side, the gear had not fully lowered before…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
FOXBAT Vs BLACKBIRD: WHY THE MiG-25 NEVER POSED A CREDIBLE THREAT TO THE SR-71 MACH 3 SPY PLANE
by Dario LeoneSR-71s flew off the coast of Russia, “taunting and toying with MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes…
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Military Aviation
INTERESTING PICTURE SHOWS THE ARRIVAL OF XB-70 VALKYRIE NO. 2 AT EDWARDS AFB
by Dario LeoneThe XB-70 Valkyrie No. 2 was destroyed on Jun. 8, 1966 following an accidental mid-air collision Taken on Jul. 17, 1965,…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
THIS PHOTO SHOWS XB-70 VALKYRIE MACH 3 BOMBER MAIDEN FLIGHT
by Dario LeoneThe XB-70 Valkyrie was flown by North American test pilot Alvin S. White and Col. Joseph F. Cotton and took off…
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Military Aviation
XB-70 Vs X-15: INTERESTING IMAGE SHOWS THE LARGEST AND THE FASTEST MANNED RESEARCH AIRCRAFT EVER CONCEIVED PARKED SIDE BY SIDE
by Dario LeoneThe X-15 was a research airplane in the purest sense, whereas the XB-70 was an experimental bomber intended for production but…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
THE STORY OF THE FUTURISTIC XB-70A VALKYRIE, THE MACH 3 STRATEGIC BOMBER THAT BECAME THE WORLD’S LARGEST EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT
by Dario LeoneThe XB-70 Valkyrie was the world’s largest experimental aircraft and was used to collect in-flight information for use in the design of…
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Military Aviation
HERE’S AN INTERESTING PHOTO OF THE XB-70 VALKYRIE MACH 3 BOMBER WINDSCREEN ASSEMBLY IN SUPERSONIC FLIGHT CONFIGURATION
by Dario LeoneOriginally designed as a Mach 3 bomber, the XB-70A Valkyrie never went into production and instead was used for flight research…
