Первая XB-70A Valkyrie, она же борт (NA-278) 62-0001, во время перегона в новый ангар. Национальный Музей ВВС США, октябрь 2015 года.
Сам процесс перегона:
Перемещение "Валькирии" в связи с реконструкцией здания, октябрь 2020 года.
Внутри кабины "Валькирии":
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North American XB-70 Valkyrie Moves Into Museum’s Fourth Building,Education,North American XB-70 Valkyrie (Aircraft Model),North American Aviation (Aircraft Manufacturer),National Museum Of The United States Air Force (Museum),XB-70,USAF,USAF Historical Aircraft,Supersonic Aircraft,nuclear strike bomber,Mach 3,high-altitude bombers,large supersonic aircraft,General Electric,honeycomb,Restoration crews at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force moved the North American XB-70 Valkyrie into the museum’s new fourth building during the last week of October 2015. The aircraft – the world’s only remaining XB-70 – will be displayed in the new Research & Development (R&D) Gallery and open to the public in June 2016. Interview with National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Curator Jeff Duford. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s new $40.8 million fourth building including aircraft such as SAM 26000 (Air Force One) and the only remaining XB-70 Valkyrie, will open to the public on June 8, 2016.
North American XB-70 Valkyrie(Aircraft Move Oct 6, 2020),Science & Technology,,The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was pushed outside for a day as part of a gallery redesign in the museum's fourth building. The futuristic XB-70A was originally conceived in the 1950s as a high-altitude, nuclear strike bomber that could fly at Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound) -- any potential enemy would have been unable to defend against such a bomber. By the early 1960s, however, new Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) threatened the survivability of high-speed, high-altitude bombers. Less costly, nuclear-armed ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles) were also entering service. As a result, in 1961, the expensive B-70 bomber program was canceled before any Valkyries had been completed or flown. Even so, the USAF bought two XB-70As to test aerodynamics, propulsion and other characteristics of large supersonic aircraft. The first XB-70A, on display here, flew in September 1964, and it achieved Mach 3 flight in October 1965. The second Valkyrie first flew in July 1965, but in June 1966, it was destroyed following an accidental mid-air collision. The third Valkyrie was not completed. The first XB-70A airplane continued to fly and generate valuable test data in the research program until it came to the museum in 1969. Video by the NMUSAF Public Affairs Division-Ken LaRock.
North American XB-70 Valkyrie(Interior Views Oct. 2020),Science & Technology,,North American XB-70 Valkyrie cockpit and interior views! The futuristic XB-70A was originally conceived in the 1950s as a high-altitude, nuclear strike bomber that could fly at Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound) -- any potential enemy would have been unable to defend against such a bomber. By the early 1960s, however, new Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) threatened the survivability of high-speed, high-altitude bombers. Less costly, nuclear-armed ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles) were also entering service. As a result, in 1961, the expensive B-70 bomber program was canceled before any Valkyries had been completed or flown. Even so, the USAF bought two XB-70As to test aerodynamics, propulsion and other characteristics of large supersonic aircraft. The first XB-70A, on display here, flew in September 1964, and it achieved Mach 3 flight in October 1965. The second Valkyrie first flew in July 1965, but in June 1966, it was destroyed following an accidental mid-air collision. The third Valkyrie was not completed. The first XB-70A airplane continued to fly and generate valuable test data in the research program until it came to the museum in 1969.
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