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As envisioned, the six-engined XB-70 Valkyrie could cruise for thousands of miles at Mach 3+ while flying at 70,000 feet (21,000 m) – which...
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As envisioned, the six-engined XB-70 Valkyrie could cruise for thousands of miles at Mach 3+ while flying at 70,000 feet (21,000 m) – which...
The Convair did exist for a decade or two but ultimately faded due to several factors, according to an interesting essay from the Bulletin...
Being from the 1950s-era in terms of concept, it is not likely the XB-70 would prove extremely relevant today, however upgrades to the 1960s-era...
The XB-70 was a bomber that, on paper, looked way ahead of its time with impressive speeds and stats that would have made Russia...
The XB-70 prototype was meant to lead to the B-70. And get this: the B-70 was meant to replace the then-new B-52 Stratofortress.
The XB-70A had one mission: to wage a nuclear war against Russia if the Cold War ever went truly hot: On display at the National...
During the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force had a lot of ideas for trying to drop nuclear weapons and other bombs on Russia....
The XB-70A was a bomber built with the needs of the Cold War very much in mind – and that meant waging a terrifying...
XB-70A: The bomber was built for a nuclear war against Soviet Russia. And yet, it seems technology made her obsolete before her time. Here...
XB-70A Valkyrie – The Deep-Penetration Supersonic Strategic Bomber: Originally conceived in the 1950s as a high-altitude, nuclear strike bomber that could fly at Mach...