Footage of the 6-engined XB-70 Valkyrie, a 1960s coldwar supersonic strategic nuclear bomber. Features footage of it's maiden flight, wheel lockup and flameout, and it's infamous collision with an F-104 in 1966.

The North American XB-70 "Valkyrie" was conceived for the Strategic Air Command in the 1950s as a high-altitude waveriding bomber that could fly three times the speed of sound (Mach 3). Two aircraft were built and flew test flights in the 1960s.The Valkyrie was configured as a canard delta wing, and built.... more

Remember the documentary series called Wings that the Discovery Channel used to air over a decade ago? It also translated into series named Wings Over the Gulf, Wings of the Red Star, Wings Over the Pacific, and even spawned a weekday edition at 6 pm called Weekday Wings. Remember the Wings Marathon on New Year's Day?.... more

XB-70 at windy city jets 2006

Remember the documentary series called Wings that the Discovery Channel used to air over a decade ago? It also translated into series named Wings Over the Gulf, Wings of the Red Star, Wings Over the Pacific, and even spawned a weekday edition at 6 pm called Weekday Wings. Remember the Wings Marathon on New Year's Day?.... more

The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was a prototype version of the proposed B-70 nuclear-armed deep penetration bomber for the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command. Designed in the late 1950s, the Valkyrie was a large six-engined aircraft able to fly at Mach 3 at an altitude of 70,000 feet (+21,000.... more

xb-70 flight

Designed in the 1950s, two protypes of the Valkyrie were built by North American Aircraft and flew test flights in the 60s. The Valkyrie was a bomber with speeds of up to Mach 3 and was used for testing compression lift. Eventually, its plans developed into those of the A-12 long range spy/reconaissance plane, better known as the SR-71 Blackbird.

One of several flights at superman 2006 RC jet event.

The story of the XB-70 Valkyrie