>>>I’ll never see an XB-70 in flight
Maybe you won’t. Maybe you will. There is still a chance for the next best thing.
Aviation Week: Two-Stage-to-Orbit ‘’Blackstar’’ System Shelved at Groom Lake?
...many sightings of both an XB-70-like carrier and a spaceplane have been reported, primarily in the western U.S. Only once have they been seen together, though.
On Oct. 4, 1998, the carrier aircraft was spotted flying over Salt Lake City at about 2:35 p.m. local time. James Petty, the president of JP Rocket Engine Co., saw a small, highly swept-winged vehicle nestled under the belly of the XB-70-like aircraft. The vehicle appeared to be climbing slowly on a west-southwest heading. The sky was clear enough to see both vehicles’ leading edges, which Petty described as a dark gray or black color.
The SR-3 is the large, XB-70-like carrier aircraft,...
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