The XB-70 Valkyrie, a Cold War-era strategic bomber prototype designed to replace the B-52, is now on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Developed to fly at Mach 3.0 ...
The XB-70 Valkyrie could cruise at Mach 3, riding its own shock wave to do so, and could hit altitudes of 70,000 feet. But the XB-70 Valkyrie never went into full-scale production ...