Despite its technical triumphs and support from aviators, the XB-70’s operational future unraveled almost as quickly as it took flight. What You Need to Know: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie ...

-Engineered to "ride" its own shockwave for fuel efficiency, the massive bomber was a technological masterpiece. However, its development coincided with the dawn of the "missile age." -The rise of ...

What You Need to Know: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie epitomized Cold War aerospace innovation. Designed to replace the B-52, the Valkyrie boasted speeds exceeding Mach 3 and an altitude ceiling of ...

Five years before Concorde’s first flight, another majestic supersonic aircraft took to the skies — and almost became the inspiration for an even faster passenger plane. It was the XB-70 Valkyrie, an ...

Let's take a look at what was to be the ultimate high speed, high altitude and last manned strategic bomber: The XB-70 Valkyrie. An aircraft which still looks futuristic even today, the Valkyrie was a ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition – North American XB-70 Valkyrie A technological tour de force of epic proportions, the legend of the XB-70 ...

The Second World War and the global rivalries that followed were events that fueled weapons development like nothing before. In the span of just a few short years, humanity stepped into the jet age, ...