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XB-70
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Did you know the B-58 was powered by the General Electric J79, the same engine that powered the F-4? But while the Phantom made do with two, the Hustler packed four of them! Here they are lined up at Carswell AFB in 1962: the heyday of the speed as protection philosophy.
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Northrop YB-35 (or XB-35) experimental flying wing bomber, likely during early taxiing tests in the mid-1940s.
Radical Design: This aircraft pioneered the "flying wing" configuration, eliminating the traditional fuselage and tail section to reduce drag and increase payload efficiency.
Unique Propulsion: It was powered by four large Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engines driving distinctive eight-bladed contra-rotating pusher propellers.
Operational History: Developed for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, only one YB-35 was fully flown, with others later modified into the jet-powered YB-49.
Legacy: The experimental project directly influenced the development of modern stealth aircraft, specifically the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit.
Convair B-58 Hustler, the United States Air Force's first operational supersonic bomber.
Design: It featured a distinct delta-wing design.
Speed: It was the first operational bomber capable of sustained Mach 2 flight (over 1,300 mph).
Payload: Lacking an internal bomb bay, it carried a nuclear weapon and fuel in a pod underneath the fuselage.
Service: Introduced in 1960, it served with the Strategic Air Command until 1970.
North American X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft attached to the wing pylon of a NASA Boeing B-52 Stratofortress mothership.
Vehicle Identification: North American X-15.
Mothership Identification: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
Speed Record: Holds the official world record for the highest speed ever reached by a manned aircraft, reaching Mach 6.7 (4,520 mph).
Altitude Record: Set an altitude record of 354,330 feet (over 67 miles high), crossing the edge of outer space.
Purpose: Operated by the U.S. Air Force and NASA to collect data on flight conditions at the edge of the atmosphere for the space program.
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Aircraft mechanics from the British aircraft carrier HMS Furious (47) roll a Fairey Barracuda torpedo bomber onto an aircraft elevator during a voyage in the North Atlantic. Supermarine Seafire carrier-based fighters are visible on the upper hangar deck. April 1944.
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Mikoyan MiG-31
Spitfire-nine on the turn