North American XB-70 Valkyrie Footage 1964-2015-2018

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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

5 жыл бұрын

Check out footage of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie before it was moved into the museum's fourth building which opened in 2016. This also includes historic footage of the rollout from 1964 in Palmdale, California. Information and photos at the link: bit.ly/2NSKlEy #avgeek #airhistory #airforce
Video is Public Domain-National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Public Affairs Ken LaRock

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@danodamano2581 3 жыл бұрын

One of the superstars of the museum collection. This museum has so many incredible aircraft and exhibits that a week isn't enought time to see, read and reflect on the incredible aviation history it represents.

@K-Effect 2 жыл бұрын

Three of my favorite aircraft all under one roof, the XB-70, SR-71 and the X-15 God Bless America

@USAFmuseum 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks AWESOME list!!!

@tuf_1041 5 жыл бұрын

God I'd love to see your guy's new layout and that beauty, i went right before the 4th building was up back in early 2016

@Red-rl1xx 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! One of my favorites!

@Crediblesport 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing it on the ramp at Edward's afb in 1967 or 68 it was huge and beautiful.

@USAFmuseum 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!!

@wyomingadventures 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you I just subscribed.

@kondor99999 2 жыл бұрын

Just got back from am awesome 3 day trip to Dayton. If you love aircraft, this place is Heaven on Earth. 3 days was barely enough!

@JG-mp5nb Жыл бұрын

Remember seeing this at roll out with my Father who worked on her at the plant. Good to see her so well cared for!

@load714 5 жыл бұрын

Remember as a kid seeing this plane outside next to the main building. So glad that it's inside where it belongs.

@paninibhardwaj9722 4 жыл бұрын

@USAFmuseum 2 жыл бұрын

@@paninibhardwaj9722 same!!!

@ryanmoeller3308 5 жыл бұрын

So... Who do I need to talk to that can allow me access some of the cockpits of the amazing aircraft you guy's have? I'd love to come up and take as many amazing picture's as possible. Keep up the great work!!

@jim5870 5 жыл бұрын

The museum will never let you in the B-70 cockpit I'm afraid, you would need authorization from God! On the museum's website, look for cockpit 360 photo section.

@GJones462-2W1 3 жыл бұрын

One thing about that cockpit layout, where is the WCP (weapons control panel)? That's the control panel that controls the weapons bay operation, the setting of bomb configuration, i.e. fuses, weapon settings, release order/rate or release, etc. where is that located? Center console, further back? Up high between the pilots? I'm an ex-USAF weapons guy, and I was just wondering. I was there 2 years ago, and I would have given anything to get in there, and see the cockpit. But seeing my old bird, the F-111F from RAF Lakenheath was good enough for me. I am well familiar with that aircraft. Took it to Desert Storm in 1990-91.

@winternow2242 2 жыл бұрын

Probably none on this airplane. The aircraft actually built were intended for research, not to develope a weapons platform. There had been momentum to build a 3rd plane as a YB-70, that would have been intended as a bomber prototype, but that never happened.

@davidberg8677 5 жыл бұрын

It was indoors when i was at the museum

@ahuman9864 3 жыл бұрын

Why is it so worn on the inside? Maybe it was actually used secretly?

@pedrodiaz5540 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@97VobraOwner 2 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing this was flying in 1964...

@Tubes12AX7k 2 жыл бұрын

With the visor up, do the pilots have any forward view at all, or is it expected that they will be entirely on instruments?

@rossinimauro 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know why tailfins are braced by struts? ( 3:15 )

@fioralbannach6647 2 жыл бұрын

Thunderbirds are go🤩 What a 60s icon; awesome 😎

@Thunderboid 5 жыл бұрын

Huge plane

@Fresh-tw7ev 5 жыл бұрын

Anybody know which North American Aviation hangar that rollout was filmed?

@jim5870 5 жыл бұрын

Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale CA

@ShinVega 4 жыл бұрын

Greatest aircraft ever manufactured by the USA - Way Way Way ahead of its time. Goes Mach 3+ and weighs 540,000lbs.... Should have NEVER ceased production.

@winternow2242 2 жыл бұрын

It was never in production.

@ShinVega 2 жыл бұрын

@@winternow2242 They PRODUCED two prototypes. That counts as form of production.

@winternow2242 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShinVega those weren't prototypes. They were built as research aircraft years after the plane had been canceled as a weapons system. They were not tested as bombers and never carried weapons for demonstration. These were no different than any X planes.

@smark1180 4 ай бұрын

@@ShinVega Wrong on both counts.

@BLACKMONGOOSE13 2 жыл бұрын

Will it start?

@pete_mitchell 2 жыл бұрын

This plane made me a pilot, later the most famous fighter pilot in the world.

@burroaks7 2 жыл бұрын

0:22 the brakes look like a top fuel clutch

@burroaks7 2 жыл бұрын

I remember as a early teen visiting the museum and being able to get up close and personal with the aluminized tires and landing gear it was very very awesome

@dominicksforza3484 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder why we cant build anything like this any more, except the B-2 which is the only truly American genius plane we have now. Hope GEN 6 fighters are better than the F-35 and the F-22. $1TRILLION was wasted on the F-35. Too bad we can't reincarnate Kelly Johnson ffrom the LOCKHEED SKUNKWORKS fame, he was the best of the best.

@winternow2242 2 жыл бұрын

We could build aircraft like this if we wanted to. We've been building great airplanes for years, and also disappointing ones. But almkstvall have been horribly expensive. If we had put this plane into production, the costs would have made it the F35 of its day.

@mikemotteberg3527 4 жыл бұрын

The B1 made more sense.

@tylerbonser7686 3 жыл бұрын

And that would be the reason the B1 went into service.

@NoTaboos 3 жыл бұрын

"footage"? What a ripoff.

@zsirafablak5143 5 жыл бұрын

American Tu-144

@LoganC1988 5 жыл бұрын

Way before that

@wyomingadventures 4 жыл бұрын

Nope, where do you think Russia got the idea from? I'm sure you would be surprised not America either.

@mevineven869 5 жыл бұрын

American t4 sotka

@winternow2242 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like Sotka, which in any event, came years after the B-70.

@charlesbishop7583 5 жыл бұрын

Total waste of the poor old tired, hardworking, taxpayers money.

@bvcxzgt5451 4 жыл бұрын

True, but as wastes of poor old tired, hardworking taxpayer's money go, it is an awfully impressive one.

@bvcxzgt5451 4 жыл бұрын

@Stanley Jedrzejczyk It just wasn't needed. By that time we had decided to rely on ICBMs. We never ended up using those, either, but they had the task covered.

@bvcxzgt5451 4 жыл бұрын

@Stanley Jedrzejczyk I understand that, and we ended up using B52s for ages to keep only a few of those advantages. However, at the time, that's why the Valkyrie was scrapped. Sad.

@silverado0938 4 жыл бұрын

There still learning things because of this airplanes tests. A guy on KZfaq talks about it at the western museum of flight.

@fresatx 3 жыл бұрын

We waste money on lots of things. Social programs. Food stamps.