The Assassination of the Valkyrie.
The XB-70 Valkyrie was intended to be the USAF 'super bomber' for decades to come and was tabbed as the eventual successor to the B-52 Stratofortress in support of the United States Strategic Air Command. Developed with the latest in aerodynamic research and technology, the XB-70 was truly to be a bomber for the ages. Unfortunately, the system suffered from technological issues, a fatal accident with Valkyrie No. 2 and was made obsolete before ever being put into production thanks in part to the ever-evolving surface-to-air defenses being sported by the Soviet Union.
The XB-70 was a two-crew six-engine bomber capable of supersonic speeds in excess of Mach 3.0. Six General Electric YJ-93 engines provided no less than 30,000 pounds of thrust with afterburn capability. The powerplants were mounted underneath the sharp-angled fuselage with the entire design taking on an angular futuristic delta shape (wing tips could be angled down for increased stability at supersonic speeds as much as 65 degrees). Construction of the Valkyrie consisted of honeycombed stainless steel panels in a sandwich-type fashion along with titanium throughout - necessary for high-speed, high-level flight. The overall design of the aircraft was made to take advantage of "compression lift", an event occurring at high speeds in high altitudes that actually takes on some of the aircraft's weight, allowing the system to achieve more stable performance as a result. Compression lift was a phenomenon generated by shock waves achieved in supersonic flight. Hence it was a relatively inexpensive naturally occurring byproduct and utilized by Valkyrie engineers in the design.
Two such examples of the XB-70 were ever produced, designated simply as the No. 1 and the No. 2. No. 1 flew its maiden voyage on September 21st of 1964 whilst No. 2 achieved its baptism in July of the following year. Initial results were promising as the No. 1 was able to achieve Mach 3.0. Unfortunately, the No. 2 would be involved in a catastrophic inflight collision during 1966 with a spotter plane that would result in the loss of the aircraft. To that end, the XB-70 never materialized as the super bomber envisioned by SAC. Instead, the remaining XB-70 No. 1 was utilized as an effective research and development platform for advanced aerodynamic studies. The system was later retired from operational use and shipped to the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio where it sits in the guarded "X-Planes" hangar to this day.
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