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Loved the XB-70
http://www.xb-70.com/wmaa/xb70/titlepic.jpg
Sad story...
On 8 June, 1966, one of aviation's most tragic accidents occured in the skies over the Mojave Desert. After an early morning flight test sortie in XB-70 Air Vehicle #2 (AV/2), pilots Al White and Major Carl Cross rendezvoused with a flight of four fighter-type aircraft and a Lear Jet. The idea was to group the fighters in formation around the XB-70 while photographers aboard the Lear Jet documented the event. All five aircraft were powered by General Electric engines, and the photos were to be used in GE advertising.
After over forty minutes of formation photo work, disaster struck. One of the fighters, a Lockheed/NASA F-104 flown by NASA chief test pilot Joe Walker, moved too close to the XB-70 ultimately resulting in a collision. The F-104 (NASA serial number 013) was caught in the XB-70's wing tip vortices, and then flipped over onto the top of the massive bomber. Joe Walker was killed instantly as the XB-70's twin vertical tails were torn away.
The F-104 exploded and fell to Earth in at least three pieces. The crew of the XB-70, initially unaware of the collision, continued in straight and level flight for 16 seconds, eventually to enter a unrecoverable flat spin. Al White ejected in the final few seconds, but tragically, Major Cross lost his life when the XB-70 impacted the ground. The pieces of Walker's F-104 came to rest nearly six kilometers to the north. In a matter of seconds, two brave men and two valuable aircraft had been lost.
More here: http://www.xb-70.com/wmaa/xb70
http://www.xb-70.com/wmaa/xb70/f104form.jpg
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I will google that question and get back to you later. The short answer is, yes!
OG...you probably have some of that in your garage... 
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I worked with a tech that was involved in the B58 program from birth to retiremant. He said that was a wild airplane.
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Yeah and everything had to be working right for the darn thing to fly, if there was an engine failure during takeoff roll or intial climout the other three engines would have been overtaxed and were pront to failures. But an awesome plane, hauled ass looks sexy as hell too.
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Ever hear of the B-58 "Hustler?"
http://www.xs4all.nl/~mvburen/b-58/g...lery/dd/01.jpg
http://www.xs4all.nl/~mvburen/b-58/g...lery/dd/06.jpg
NO, can you lend any further information..
What were they used for, and when??
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This is my favorite, It does mach 3 carrying a nuke!
XB-70 hi res (http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...06/738xb70.jpg)
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...38xb70-med.jpg
Anyone know the nick name?
Uhh the Vakyrie, or the white elephant, too bad the program was dropped that would have been a great airshow flyby.
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Lets not forget this bad boy....this it late 50's early 60's technology!!
A few records:
LA to Washington DC: 1hr 4min!
NY to London: 1hr 54min!
St Louis to Cincinnati 8min 32 seconds!
Travels ~36 miles a minute.......
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...941SR71flt.jpg
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It this Hotplane.com or what :sleeping: :sleeping:
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One gosh darn Airplane thread and you have to jump in with a silly comment like that!!! Nevermind a 50 page thread about pleasuring a 4 legged friend, and every other related thread...... sorry didn't really mean all that
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