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XB-70 Valkyrie Specifications

Primary Function:	Initial mission was as mach 3 bomber, reassigned as test bed to test principles of compression lift.
Contractor:	North American
Crew:	Two (Pilot, co-pilot)
Unit Cost:	N/A
Powerplant
	Six (6) General Electric YJ93-GE-3 turbojet engines. Each engine capable of producing up to 31,000 lb (14,060 kg) thrust (with afterburner).
Dimensions
Length:	196 ft, 0 in (59.74 m)
Wingspan:	105 ft, 0 in (32.00 m)
Height:	30 feet
Weights
Empty:	Over 450,000 pounds
Loaded:	534,700 lbs. loaded
Performance
Speed:	2,056 mph. (Mach 3.1) at 73,000 ft.
Ceiling:	77,350 ft.
Range:	Intercontinental
Armament
	None

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XB-70 Valkyrie Achievements

• The XB-70 was one of the world's most exotic aircraft.
• Used a phenomenon called compression lift, which is caused from the shock wave generated by the airplane flying supersonically supporting part of the aircraft's weight.

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XB-70 Valkyrie Photos

Photos Cropped From NASA DFRC

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"Unit Cost: N/A "

?!?

Hmmm...I want one!

[Moose4]

Go to the US Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. They have a B-52, B-58, and XB-70 in the same room. The Valkyrie is the most imposing aircraft of the three. Sure, the BUFF is huge and the Hustler's sexy. But the Valkyrie is just gigantic, and that's accentuated by the fact that it sits very high off the ground. It just radiates raw power.

}:-)4