XB-70 Valkyrie

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament none (test aircraft)
gptkbp:cancellationDate yes
development of ICBMs and improved Soviet air defenses
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:designedFor penetrating Soviet airspace at high speed
gptkbp:elevation 23,000 m
gptkbp:emptyWeight 85,000 kg
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:General_Electric_YJ93-GE-3_turbojet
gptkbp:firstFlight 1964-09-21
gptkbp:height 9.4 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label XB-70 Valkyrie
gptkbp:introduced 1964
gptkbp:length 56.6 m
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:North_American_Aviation
gptkbp:maximumSpeed Mach 3.1
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 250,000 kg
gptkbp:museumDisplay gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Valkyrie
gptkbp:notableEvent mid-air collision in 1966
gptkbp:notableFeature canard control surfaces
delta wing design
stainless steel and titanium construction
variable-geometry wingtips
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Al_White
gptkb:Carl_Cross
gptkb:Fitzhugh_Fulton
gptkb:Joe_Cotton
gptkb:Van_Shepard
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Valkyrie
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 6
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:B-58_Hustler
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:program gptkb:B-70_program
gptkbp:purpose high-speed, high-altitude strategic bomber research
gptkbp:range 6,900 km
gptkbp:retired 1969
gptkbp:role bomber
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor none (program cancelled)
gptkbp:survivesIn one
gptkbp:tailNumber 62-0001
62-0207
gptkbp:testFlights 129
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:usedFor supersonic flight research
gptkbp:wingspan 32.0 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4