Join me in this walkaround tour of a North American XB-70 Valkyrie currently on display at the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton Ohio. This high altitude nuclear capable bomber was designed to replace the B-52 but technological advances rendered it obsolete by the time it was built.
The museum: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/
The aircraft: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195767/north-american-xb-70-valkyrie/
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0:00 intro
0:32 variable position canopy
1:00 canards
1:18 YF-12 prototype
1:30 complex splitters and shockwave
2:24 forward landing gear
3:00 main air inlets
3:23 internal bombay
3:38 main landing gear and ABS system
4:00 wings
4:30 rear end elevons and vertical stabilisers
5:00 GE YJ-93 turbojet engines and JP6 fuel
6:40 JP-6 fuel
7:14 aerodynamic heating
8:22 flight crew
9:10 conclusion
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