The XB -70 Valkyrie. Dates back to 1964, so slightly older than the blackbird, also capable of mach 3 and absolutely huge - can't get the whole thing in a single shot. Only 2 were built and one crashed on a photo shoot when a star fighter got sucked into its wingtip vortex and rolled over on top of it.
On display at the us air force museum along with all sorts of other exotica and prototypes - the losers to both the f-22 and f-35 projects, a real x-15 rocket plane and many of the lifting body experimental aircraft that led to the space shuttle design and are still being referenced on new stuff like the dreamchaser. There is so much to see here we have spent the last 2 days, going back tomorrow and still may not finish....toys!
machines 3 = mach 3? Have you been on the moonshine?
ReplyDeleteno, but auto-correct on the phone is a law unto itself
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