The F-108 Rapier main purpose was to climb to 81,000ft, reach Mach 3, and fly for up to 1,000 nautical miles…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Valkyrie Down: the unsolved mysteries behind XB-70 AV2 Crash
by Dario LeonePossibly Joe Walker was looking for a B-58A approaching at higher altitude while his F-104N (N813NA) inexplicably moved slightly closer to…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Serpentine Six Pack: A quick look at the General Electric YJ93, the engine that made the XB-70 the loudest aircraft of its time
by Dario LeoneBoth XB-70s used six single-shaft General Electric YJ93-GE-3 turbojets, each developing 28,800lb thrust at sea level or 19,000lb in military power.…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Impressive Video shows XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 Strategic Bomber Final Landing
by Dario LeoneThe impressive video in this post shows the iconic XB-70 Valkyrie making its final landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Only Public Air Show in XB-70 Valkyrie History Featured some of the Coolest Aircraft Ever Built
by Dario LeoneCarswell AFB was to be the only airfield that XB-70 Valkyrie AV/2 would fly to and return before being destroyed following…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Convair Wanted to Transform the B-58 into a Supersonic Airliner. And to Store 5 Passengers in Hustler’s MB-1C Pod.
by Dario LeoneAlthough it did not propose a large SST of the size that Lockheed and North American were studying, Convair suggested in…
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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 rotating…
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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…
