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XB-70 Valkyrie landing on runway at Edwards AFB |
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| Movie Number |
EM-0039-05
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| Movie Date |
circa 1965
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| Formats | 160x120 QuickTime Movie (1.8 MB) 320x240 QuickTime Movie (3.5 MB) 480x360 QuickTime Movie (7.2 MB) 640x480 QuickTime Movie (19.5 MB) |
| Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/XB-70/index.html |
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| 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 46-second video segment shows an XB-70A landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. |
| Keywords | XB-70; landing; 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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Last Modified: February 20, 2003 |
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