Imagine a bomber so fast it could outrun any fighter jet, soaring at Mach 3 speeds across continents. The XB-70 Valkyrie was this dream made real, pushing engineering to new heights. But its path was ...

A Total Failure: The XB-70 Valkyrie was an experimental U.S. nuclear bomber developed in the 1950s and 1960s as a potential replacement for the B-52. Designed to fly at Mach 3 speeds and altitudes ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Only two of the enormous XB-70 bombers were ever built; one resides in a museum in Ohio, the other was destroyed in a collision in ...

A unique bomber-style fighter jet, the North American XB-70 Valkyrie has a top speed of around 2,050 mph, which is about Mach 3, depending on the altitude. This experimental fighter never ...

With its six inline turbojet engines with afterburners, the Valkyrie could sustain speeds ... in up to 65 degrees to use shockwaves from the bomber's speed to provide additional lift.

The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was one of the first supersonic bombers to be built after the Second World War. Designed and constructed in the mid-1950s ...