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The Valkyrie first became supersonic (Mach 1.1) on the third test flight on 12 October 1964, and flew above Mach 1 for 40 minutes during the following flight on 24 October. The wing tips were also lowered partially in this flight. XB-70 No. 1 surpassed Mach 3 on 14 October 1965 by reaching Mach 3.02 at 70,000 ft (21,000 m). [89]
Ogival delta wing fitted to a Fairey Delta 2 to test the Concorde design. Boeing X-32: US: ... Double delta. North American XB-70 Valkyrie: US: Supersonic: Bomber: 1964:
A delta wing is a wing shaped in the form of a triangle. It is named for its similarity in shape to the Greek uppercase letter delta (Δ). Although long studied, it did not find significant applications until the Jet Age , when it proved suitable for high-speed subsonic and supersonic flight. [ 1 ]
It was the XB-70 Valkyrie, an experimental plane developed for the US Air Force. Its inaugural flight — 60 years ago in September 1964 — kicked off a golden era for supersonic aircraft. The ...
Valkyrie: Appears in the 1985 video game Rescue on Fractalus!. A variant of the (also fictional) F-27 Firedrake, the Valkyrie is a bomber and attack aircraft capable of line-of-sight dogfighting using an antimatter bubble torpedo projector and defended by "Dirac Mirror Shields", which can redirect any form of energy attack and some physical ...
This category is for aircraft that utilize a delta wing ... North American XB-70 Valkyrie; Novi Avion; NSRDC BQM-108; P. Payen PA-22; Payen Pa.101; R. Republic SD-4 ...
Tailess VTOL delta wing. Hispano HA P-300 (HA-23P) Spain: Glider: Experimental: 1959/60: Prototype: 1: Developed into the Egyptian Helwan HA-300 tailed jet. Hoffman ...
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