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 Dryden Home > Collections > Movie Home > XB-70 > Movie # EM-0039-02 |
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XB-70A during startup and ramp taxi |
| Movie Number |
EM-0039-02
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| Movie Date |
1968
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| Formats | 160x120 15-fps QuickTime Movie (1,399 KBytes) 320x240 30-fps QuickTime Movie (859 KBytes) 320x240 30-fps MPEG-1 Movie (2,868 KBytes) |
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Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/XB-70/index.html |
| Description |
The XB-70 was the world's largest experimental aircraft. Capable of flight at speeds of three times the speed of sound (2,000 miles per hour) at altitudes of 70,000 feet, the XB-70 was used to collect in-flight information for use in the design of future supersonic aircraft, military and civilian. This 35-second video shows the startup of the XB-70A airplane engines, the beginning of its taxi to the runway, and a turn on the ramp that shows the unique configuration of this aircraft. |
| Keywords | XB-70; Mach 3; SST; stability and handling; aerodynamic performance; propulsion performance; acoustics; U.S. Air Force; North American Rockwell; delta wing; General Electric; YJ93 engine; Alvin White; Joseph Cotton; Fitzhugh Fulton; Van Shepard; Donald Mallick; Emil Sturmthal; Valkyrie; NASA; Flight Research Center; Dryden Flight Research Center; Ames Research Center |
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