XB70 Valkyrie was a supersonic bomber that could ride its own shockwaves! The largest airplane of its time, the XB70 was a marvel of engineering. That said, it never made it into production, but the reason, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs

Mike Bell's detailed video on the XB70 Crash:    • XB70 VALKYRIE | Wake Vortex crash ex...  
Thanks to Mike for allowing us to use parts of his footage.

Music:
Peacewalker ELFL
Particle Emission Silver Maple
Inbound Brendon Moeller
Thyone Ben Elson
Astral Lupus Nocte
There Is No Sequel Philip Ayers
Subconscious Nihoni
Fallout Lennon Hutton
Chaos Theory Ava Low
One Last Drama Philip Ayers
We Are Giants Silver Maple

Footage:
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Mike Bell
US Department of Defense

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0:00 What was special about XB70 Valkyrie?
1:42 Why did the US started the XB70 program?
3:22 What is Compression Lift?
5:33 XB70 interesting windshield design
6:51 XB70 hydraulics problems and fueling
8:06 XB70 antiskidding fifth wheel and heat resistant tires
9:24 First flight of XB70 and the incident
10:57 Why did the XB70 body paint chip off at high speeds?
11:31 XB70 No. 2
12:16 How did the Soviets help with the XB70 program?
12:47 The XB70 photoshoot accident
14:35 What killed the XB70 program at inception
16:21 How did the XB70 program help create the F15?
17:02 What happened to the only remaining XB70?