The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was one of the most ambitious aircraft ever built — a futuristic, six-engine supersonic bomber designed to fly higher and faster than anything on Earth. Conceived during the Cold War, the Valkyrie was meant to outrun Soviet interceptors and missiles, cruising at Mach 3 (over 2,000 mph) at 70,000 feet while carrying nuclear payloads deep into enemy territory. With its sleek delta wing, twin vertical tails, and canard foreplanes, the XB-70 looked more like a space

🚀 North American XB-70 Valkyrie: A Supersonic Vision of the Future 📍 National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Dayton, Ohio 🎟️ Admission & Parking Always FREE! The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was conceived in the 1950s as a high-altitude, Mach 3 bomber capable of outpacing any enemy defenses. Its futuristic design and impressive speed made it a pioneering aircraft of its time. 💥 Designed to fly at three times the speed of sound, the XB-70A was intended as a nuclear strike bomber. However, th

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21K views · 852 reactions | North American XB-70 Valkyrie cockpit. The first XB-70A generated valuable test data in the research program until it came to the museum in 1969. #XB70 | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook