gptkbp:instanceOf
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experimental bomber aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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none (test aircraft)
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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4
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gptkbp:designedFor
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high-altitude, high-speed penetration of Soviet airspace
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gptkbp:developedBy
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1950s-1960s
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gptkbp:engineType
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gptkb:General_Electric_YJ93-GE-3_turbojet
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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1964-09-21
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gptkbp:height
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9.4 m
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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XB-70 Valkyrie bomber
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gptkbp:introduced
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1964
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gptkbp:length
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56.6 m
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:North_American_Aviation
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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Mach 3.1
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gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
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250,000 kg
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gptkbp:museumDisplay
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gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Valkyrie
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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mid-air collision in 1966
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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delta wing design
stainless steel and titanium construction
variable-geometry wingtips
canard foreplanes
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gptkbp:notableProject
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gptkb:WS-110A
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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2
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gptkbp:numberOfEngines
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6
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gptkbp:predecessor
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B-52 Stratofortress
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:programCost
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$1.5 billion (approximate, 1960s dollars)
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gptkbp:projectCancelled
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yes
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gptkbp:purpose
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supersonic flight research
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gptkbp:range
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6,900 km
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gptkbp:retired
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1969
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gptkbp:role
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bomber
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gptkbp:serviceCeiling
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23,000 m
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gptkbp:status
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retired
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:B-1_Lancer
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gptkbp:survived
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1
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gptkbp:usedFor
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NASA research
USAF research
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gptkbp:wingspan
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32.0 m
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:North_American_Aviation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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