A technological tour de force of epic proportions, the legend of the XB-70 Valkyrie™ very nearly surpasses the performance of this extraordinary aircraft. Built in the 1960s as a result of a USAF proposal for a supersonic bomber with high subsonic cruising speed and supersonic dash capabilities, the massive XB-70™ was to have carried the same bombload as the B-52 Stratofortress™ at a higher supersonic speed than the Air Force's current strategic bomber, the B-58 Hustler™. A later requirement specified that the plane be able to fly the entire mission at Mach 3.0 or greater, with a range of up to 10,500 miles and a maximum gross weight of 490,000 pounds. In the event, technology quickly relegated the Valkyrie to the role of supersonic research testbed and flagship of the USAF's public relations fleet. Ground-to-air missiles and advanced radar made the XB-70's supersonic mission impossible. The bomb bay of the aircraft was instead packed with data acquisition equipment.
Features
- High quality exterior model with detailed textures
- Large set of custom XB-70 gauges in 2D panel and virtual cockpit
- Highly authentic flight model with carefully illustrated checklist
- Animated folding wingtips
- Animated afterburner petals
- Authentic gear retraction sequence
- Automatic (on throttle) staged animated afterburner visual effect with corresponding performance boost
- Simulated XB-70 soundset included
- Pilots togglable
- Automatic smoke trail, wing surface vapour flash and canard tip vortices effects
