North American XB-70 Valkyrie Moves Into Museum’s Fourth Building
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- Restoration crews at the National Museum of the U.S.
Air Force moved the North American XB-70 Valkyrie
into the museum’s new fourth building during the
last week of October 2015. The aircraft - the world’s
only remaining XB-70 - will be displayed in the new
Research & Development (R&D) Gallery and open to
the public in June 2016.
Interview with National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Curator Jeff Duford.
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s new $40.8 million fourth building including aircraft such as SAM 26000 (Air Force One) and the only remaining XB-70 Valkyrie, will open to the public on June 8, 2016.
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Everyone who has ever seen this plane, The XB-70 will never forget it. The Aircraft is beyond awesome and it's the only one of it's kind remaining. I having been privileged to work next door to the National Museum of The United States Air Force as a Master Sergeant in the United States Army . Having a wonderful relationship with Restoration Department of the Museum. The Director at that time Myrle Morris and Assistant Director Roger Deere both wonderful Men.. I assisted the museum with semi tractors for them to use and in return I was given the opportunity to explore special aircraft. The XB-70 was one of the one I got to sit in flight deck and listen to Mister Al White tell his story as Commander of this Aircraft, he even signed the wing of a model of the XB-70 for me that day. Other aircraft I sat in were the Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby (B17) and the Strawberry Bitch (B-24).. Great memories of a very special place.. I now live just three miles away for the Museum I visit there often the very best time to visit is in February..
I remember being there when they brought her inside from the outside in the 90s and cracked the fuselage. Wanted to cry.
I'm planning on going back end of April. It's been years since I've been. My uncle volunteers in the Vietnam era wing and tells visitors about his experiences flying the aircraft.
@@revengefullobster4524 I look forward to going back. Sometimes when I read the NACA reports on how they came up with the design I wonder if Roddenberry used it as a model for his Klingon ships. LOL.
@@mikec1341 I could see that! It still looks modern and wouldn't look out of place next to an F22 (or a Romulan warbird). I wish I could have seen it fly, I'm sure it would have been awe inspiring!
@@mikec1341 I know, right? I grew up in Springfield, and even in middle school, I remember how crazy it felt seeing barely-noteworthy WW2 planes taking up all the space while they let the most beautiful plane I'd ever seen just sit in the rain.
Sure, they had the Bockscar inside, but other than that... They have pointless stuff like a commodity B-52. They have a B-36 taking up a TON of space. That thing's over twice the size of the XB-70, and they made over 300 of them! And the Strawberry Bitch ... why was that in the main part of the museum for so long??? I'm not offended by the name, I'm offended that it looks like a drawing by a 10-year-old. They should've just put the cool skull/propeller art on both sides! 🙂
I worked for an avionics contractor and I lived on Harshman Rd - one mile from the museum. And my dad was a Lt. Col. and could get us into the Annex after hours. I've spent a lot of time at that place!
People can make fun of me for living in Ohio but being a 10 minute drive to one of the most awesome Museums in America is TOTALLY worth it. I visit the museum multiple times a year and never tire of it! And now they have the restored Memphis Belle!
Thanks for the many visits Jimmy!!!
I envy where you live.
(Edit) AND YOU LIKE MST3K?!? You are awesome man.
Lol nvm the part about living next to some of the most sophisticated air defense systems, or you know the part about seeing triangles at night. Anyone from Dayton knows exactly what I’m talking about 😂
My dad took me to the museum many times a year when I was a boy. He passed away 2 years ago, but I love being able to continue the tradition with my 2 boys! We visit at least every other month, and it only gets better each time! They love it, and I love it! Never gets old!! This museum has a special place in my heart! I will never forget the opportunity to see the XB-70 in the experimental/Presidential hangar on Wright-Patt grounds!!
I'm very happy to see the B-70 moved to a more permanent home at the museum. My grandfather was a part of the B-70 project at Edwards AFB, and left behind so many relics and stories from the Valkyrie's days in the sun. I can't wait to get back there and see it again.
My brother in-laws dad also worked on the project. Very cool.
One of the most amazing aircraft ever built. Still looks like something from the future. I can't wait to check it out again in the new wing!
Ideas taken from other countries we don't use canards on aircraft not after that one only euro typhoon fighter jet does but we don't use them anymoew
@@Jokertuning NASA has experimented with canards on a few different fighters, but US manufacturers have never pursued production, for whatever reason. I would guess that it's mostly for for stealth reasons.
When B-17's bombed Berlin in 1945, jets were only just starting. The XB-70 flew less than two decades later, in 1964. Amazing.
Actually, the first German jet flew in 1939, and the first supersonic missiles in 1942. The atom was split just a few years after that. The first artificial thermonuclear explosion occurred a decade before this airplane flew, and both satellites and astronauts/cosmonauts had been launched into Orbit. Billions of dollars was spent on developing aircraft like this. In the scheme of things, it's not that radical.
Love this plane, love this museum. Haven’t been there in awhile, I need to go back. To tell you when I was there last, the XB-70 was outside out front. So glad they have it safe and secure now.
That's great, please come back and see the museum soon, 19 acres under roof now.
This is incredible! Seeing HD footage of this monster outside is just amazing!
Props to the guy who found an XB-70 tow bar.
I was at the museum 14 years ago and had to sign up and ride the bus to the hangar on the guarded part of the base. The XB70 was one of my favorite aircraft, one of the other favorites of mine was the Thunderskreech which was the gate guard at Bakersfield airport for decades
I fell in love with the XB-70 on my childhood visits to W-P. So happy to hear she's been restored an will be back on display.
+Philip Shade I saw it at W-P in 1993. Hard to believe that such a plane was developed and first flew more than 50 years ago. Nothing today even comes close to its top speed.
+FIELDING MELISH People are too safety paranoid. Back when these were made, nobody knew about mach speeds until they reached it, or died in the process when the plane broke apart.
They are not machines, they are Art
I live just south of Wright Field. When the plane was being flow into Wright-Pat it went over my house twice. The first time it was at about 7 or 8 thousand high. The second time it was maybe a thousand ft. high. I only regret I didn't get a picture of this final flight. Years later I watched it being towed from the old museum on Patterson Field to the new museum on Wright Field along with other planes.
I fell in love with that bird when I first saw her in the very early 80's. Outside, oxidized and weathered paint, she was still awe inspiring. (And they had, IIRC, freeze-dried ice cream in the Valkyrie Cafe)
When she was moved into the annex, she was cleaned up and polished. Though the lighting wasn't great, she shined.
I next saw here when I went for the Memphis Belle debut, and she was in her new home ... I knew she was beautiful, I didn't know just how gorgeous she actually is.
If you have any appreciation of military aviation, go visit the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (Sure none of these, ok, an extremely few of these ever operated or trained on a postage stamp in an ocean, still ...)
I too have been fortunate enough to visit the museum. This beautiful, awe inspiring bird was the main reason I went and, having read many books and history on her, it was a dream come true to see her in person. It's a long trip from the left coast but it's back on my bucket list to see her again in the new home!
50 years later... still an awesome sight! What a plane! :-)
My favorite aircraft ever built. I've seen it a bunch of times since I was a kid. My gramps lived right up the road on Patterson. I grew up going to that museum.
I had the pleasure of going to this museum a couple of weeks ago and view this beautiful airplane. What an incredible experience standing next to this and so many other iconic aircraft that I'd only read about for years. I can't wait to go back again.
She is still as beautiful impressive and amazing as the first day I saw her, stored outdoors at WP when I went for Altitude Chamber refresher. Even the landing gear tires still have the paint overspray on them. Take great care of her.
+Robb Hodges I don't think that's paint overspray on the tires,the rubber has powered aluminum in it to withstand high heat so they look silver.I'm pretty sure the SR-71 has the same kind of tires.
This museum is already perfection but there are two things that I wish I’d have seen there, the f14 and the MiG 25/MiG 35. Thanks NMUSAF.
There are a number of F-14s on display in the US. The MiG-35 is basically a development of the MiG-29, ans there are number of those on display in the US, including at least 1 in Dayton.
Great plane, always liked watching the Valkyrie on Discovery channel long before the internet
Thank you North American Avation for building the most beautiful Aircraft in the world.
Got to go through the museum last year about 3-4 months before the move, have to say that being able to walk under the XB-70, and crawl around under the YF-23 was one of the most amazing things I've done at a museum. I hope that you have maintained that open design in the new building as no other museum I have been to has let me get up close and really see the details of such unique pieces of history.
You can walk under the XB-70 again.
Concorde and TU-144 were, ahem.. 'Inspired' by this great plane.
Concorde began its design process at the same time, in both Britain and France. With the help of our German aero design specialists who we "persuaded" to come and live in the west after WWII. The US, of course, had its own bunch of Germans working in various fields, and so we all carried on, so long as the money was there....
carlosramirez59 thanks, the the info.
So it was basically.. errr.. windsurfing ?
The folding down of the wing has NOTHING to do with reaching Mach 3. The SR-71 has a very different wing design (in some respects closer to what the Concorde used) and is significantly faster. It's capable of Mach 3.4, cruises around Mach 3.2... The Valkyrie cruises at Mach 3, tops out at about Mach 3.1... The fold-down of the XB-70 wingtips was actually there to increase its efficiency at supersonic speeds. The two XB-70s that flew were actually different. The first one didn't have the degree of fold-down the second did and the second one was supposed to be built closer to production standard. They actually were in the process of building a third plane but it was never finished. The other major difference between the two flying planes? The second one was faster. They discovered a defect in the first plane and had to restrict it to speeds below Mach 3. It just wasn't economically feasible to remanufacture the first plane to the performance spec. Contrary to what some people believe, the XB-70 WASN'T cancelled because of the accident. It never went into full-scale production, period and the production program had been cancelled at least twice years prior to the accident! The reason why the two planes were retained was for pure supersonic research. With all the money already spent on R & D, it was felt they might as well gather as much information with the hardware that was there. There was almost zero chance they would ever have gone into production (and service) because of production costs, calculated lifetime servicing/maintenance costs, and questions about their survivability. They became a critical part of research for the American SST which was never built. The XB-70 was probably as critical for determining how NOT to build a supersonic passenger plane as it was for gathering high-speed data. They couldn't keep the paint from peeling after every flight because of the temperature! The honeycomb material they used to deal with heat issues was also experimental and probably would not have been ideal for ANY type of plane built back then. (They've used more advanced honeycomb in later planes but it caused some headaches with the XB-70... It was very new tech. The XB-70 was a trail-blazer just like the Blackbird but it just didn't work out in the end.) Lockheed studied that technology and DIDN'T use it in the Blackbird. I've read the surviving XB-70 had some issues with the honeycomb construction and that might be part of the reason why it was eventually moved in-doors. It was on outdoor display for over 20 years!
FYI, the reason why the SR-71 has the number "71" is because for a time the USAF considered using the plane in a strike configuration. It was originally RS-71 (roughly equivalent to B-71 but standing for recon/strike). They NEVER did use the Blackbird in a strike role and it was strictly recon so the letters were switched and it became Strategic Reconnaisance, design 71. There was also an RS-70 (recon variant of the XB-70) considered but that never went into production because it was crazy to build a larger Mach 3 plane when the Blackbird was shaping out to be faster and in some ways more efficient than the Valkyrie! The Blackbird was also a lot less detectable on radar and considered harder to shoot down because of the reduced RCS... It WAS one of the first planes built with stealth in mind. The XB-70 was anything BUT stealthy! This is not the last time they played with numbering designation, either... The F-117 picked up its numbering from the old pre-1962, pre-unification numbering. The old USAF system got all the way up to F-111 before they restarted the designation system (unified) back at F-1. The numbers between F-111 and F-117 were used to disguise Soviet planes that were tested and used in dogfight training over "that little secret airfield in Nevada."
AvengerII the plane was also called the SR 71 because In 1964 in revealing the plane, president Lyndon Johnson accidentally misstated the name say SR instead of RS 71. the name stuck. with the SR standing for STRATEGIC RECONISANCE. Thought you might like this info. you sound like me. you know everything😂 keep up the comments.
I just visited this museum 2 weeks ago, it's amazing and this aircraft is massive in size.
Got to see it fly along with a B-58 Hustler back in 1964 or 68 as a kid. Thanks Dad for taking me to the Edwards AFB air show...RIP.
Saw it today: so amazing to see the XB-70!
What a beautiful looking Swan of a plane.
Still way ahead of its time even today.
Love it.
One of my favourite
Visited her last Friday. Great display.
I'm so glad they moved this and others inside. The outdoor elements were destroying them.
I saw this plane in person as a young teenager in 1969 displayed outside at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton Ohio, it was displayed outside along with a B-36, B-29 & and a B-47 ( which is hard to believe now due to weather effects); I was too young and didn't appreciate of course what I was looking at in terms of technology.
Stunning the side profile is breathtaking
i love going into hangar 4 to see the xb70!
seeing it from behind is cool too. it reminds my dad & uncle of starwars, and always amazes me with how big the engines are.
absolutely stunning.
Flat out the most beautiful plane ever built.
The most beautiful bird ever created....
I'd love to see a heritage flight with an SR-71 on the wing. too bad this will never fly again...
Hyperious believe it or not, the last time the SR-71’s were active during the 1990s, each plane cost $100M to operate... each year. Special fuel, special maintenance, upgrading avionics and electronics, army of staff on the ground. Easy to see why they were discontinued
X-15 fan here to debate.
@@eannamcnamara9338 XB-70 takes it, but the X-15 is right up there with her. Two fabulous aircraft.
That was, without a doubt, the coolest airplane ever.....to us kids in 1964. Even the name was cool: XB-70. It looked just like a futuristic aircraft SHOULD look. That swoop-y fuselage with the canard wings. I think that this was the only aircraft that looked GOOD with canards. I am so glad there is one survivor. I have got to see it. I remember hearing about the crash of the other one. I had no idea how such a thing could happen. It is great that this on will be on display.
The XB-70 Valkyrie is one of my all time favorite airplanes!
I first saw footage of these as a child, probably 1976 or 77 and I always loved these birds. While I'll always love WWII warbirds the most, the XB-70 is a close second.
DavidSixSixFive One of those epic Aircraft Designs! How come I like old/-er planes more than new ones? My favorites are: Ho-IX, YB-49, B-36, XB-70, F4U-5, very first Cutlass Prototypes, A-12, ... ;-)
My fave aircraft of all time is the SR-71 but God damn this one gets me excited!
The USAF museum is awesome. You'll need 3 days to see the whole thing.
I'd say, it's the most beautiful plane that has ever been built.
That Blackbird under it looks downright small by comparison. 2 of my favorites right there. I'll have to get here one day and see everything they have on display. Thanks for the vid.
I've been in love with heat since the first time I saw her at the museum as a kid in the 70's😄😍
incredible plane, can't wait to visit
Hello O Khan, here's a link to help your plan your visit: www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit.aspx Thanks for checking out the XB-70!
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Thanks! can't wait!
O Khan I can tell you that it is awesome, Marke sure to take a look at the YF-23 as well
I went to the museum there at Wright Patterson AFB, but ran out of time to see everything. Now it makes me sad that I did not see it when I was there. This was a slick machine!
saw it back in 82. beautiful
I seen this plane in 2017 and was blown away on how big it is. It's gigantic when you walk next to it.
How many times has this bird been painted?, since it sat outside for all those years and it always looked good.
Thanks for sharing. 😉👌🏼
God, that's beautiful!
I was lucky enough to see one of the XB-70s at (what was then) Carswell AFB when I was a boy. It was a real thrill to see it fly out!
Still a fantastic looking aircraft.
Six engines seemed a bit excessive to me until I realized that it was meant to replace an eight-engined B-52.
i remember local tv here in dayton when in 1970 they moved it to the museum.
blocking off various parts, rt4 and bridges. it made the news, it was a big deal.
Interesting to see that the scratches along the nose are still there (friction from high speed?). Would have been fascinating to see how the plane design would have changed over the years had the design progressed into production.
+Rolf Hawkins Check the wikipedia page for the INSANE initial concept art
1:21 Am I seeing things or does that look like the head and face of a dragon or snake?
If you look at it a little bit more to the right it looks like a goose
@Stanley Jedrzejczyk Habu' could have been the name of this aircraft too, instead of the SR-71. Both had that 'alien' or snake face appearance when you looked straight forward at cockpit level. Scary for sure.
It was called Cecil the seasick sea serpent at one point.
No brake chatter when being towed apparently. That was always a problem for the B-70 at slow taxi speeds.
well let's just say it is the only one on the planet so if they brake it it is gone
This is a cool looking airplane. Are there any artist conception images of what a production aircraft would look like? Where would the weapons go?
She's a absolutly beauty.
Incredible aircraft
It's on my bucket list. But , l have a question, is it at all possible to see the flight deck ???
A pic with a SPEED LIMIT 35 MPH sign on the road would be funny.
I got to see Blackbird at the Udvar- Hazy and a Saturn V and Cape Kennedy, This would be one I have to see. Beautiful thing.
I saw this exhibit and WOW it was amazing! Not disappointed in the least!
Thank so much for coming to the museum and checking out the XB-70, we are very glad you liked it!
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
You are quite welcome! The new space & Development exhibit to me was the most interesting. And thank-you for putting up such an amazing exhibit and museum!
Lync_x256 Thanks for the great feedback. Happy to hear you enjoyed it so much!
Wonderful XB-70 and SR-71. wanne see it whenever I'm in the USA. Where is it? Washington?
Wright Patterson AFB, near Dayton, Ohio.
I need to go Myself.
One of the greatest aircraft ever made!
Is there a news letter for when aircraft fly into the museum I always seem to miss events like these.
Check our homepage for events. The next big weekend event is the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Air Show Sept. 1-3, 2017. www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Events.aspx
That absolutely beautiful nose!
Thank you for this video. I saw this plane in the '90s and it is absolutely stunning!
Man oh man, I can't wait to go there again.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AIRCRAFT OF ALL TIME !!!!
I'd like to see an XB-70 model in a wind tunnel to watch the vortices. Now that would be cool. Wright Flyer, USAF (1968-1972).
XB-70 IS THE ONLY AIRCRAFT HAVING SIX JET-engines TILL DATE
inspite the engines still being in prototype stage (not into productions) .... Achieved the Mac'3 speed
Stood under this lady in 1972 (?) while it was being stored outside on display. Shortly after Dad got the pics, I rubbed my hand along the left side front wheel. We'll lets just say she took a bite out of me due to the steel belts poking out. Dad commented "you'll never do that again."
Wanna bet? Just for old times sake.
I can remember when it was parked outside the main building in the 70’s. Something that made me curious though. Where was the bomb bay going to be located on the production model?
Probably within the fuselage and behind the intakes. In a cutaway diagram in Steve Pace's book, you can see a space for 2 weapons there in tandem.
The most beautiful plane in the world still after 60 years. The only other aircraft that comes close is the B-58 Hustler. Period.
Very impressive.
Would like to see it.
I love this piece of art😍
i have a fancy & unlimited craze for XB-70 ultra'supersonic Mac 3 speed inspite being the heaviest & largest bomber of all times
I originally saw this plane displayed outside at the museum, then years later I was there and it was at that time inside, in the back building with the SR-71, X3, and other futuristic aircraft, great display, but it was clear the outside display had not ben kind to this bird. Much of the sandwich skin hadbeenseperated by water intrusion, followed by freezing. Pleas tell me they did not put it back outside waiting on the new building.
Wow----------- and no word as to where this Museum is located ???
Dayton, Ohio
finally went to see this plane, took my grandsons ( bored stiff ) WOW, what a amazing plane, I knew it was large but WOW,
I remember when it used to sit outside the front of the museum.
this spot is way better
That is one big ass aircraft.
was the 20001 the newer or the older of the 2 prototypes?
Older...The newer was involved in a midair and crashed.
To heck with the SR71. This is the shizzle right here.
the plane can fly or not?
I wonder if she can still fly.
Museums cut wing spars of planes. It sucks. They don't have the structural strength to fly.
@@highgroundproductions8590 huh. 3 years to get that sad answer... that's a bit disappointing. Any reason why?
@@lmssoftware3130 I only saw the video recently.
@@highgroundproductions8590 where did you hear that?
man that is a half million pounds of supersonic aviation history being towed. i wonder if that plane still has all 6 J93 engines still inside it
*looks like a giant pack of engines with a neck sticking out of it*
the most beautiful aircraft the us has ever made,,,,
Badass......
to be honest it's such a unfair practice for now and future generation not have chance to see this beauty fly.
I have peaces of AV2 that I found many years ago. Soon I will pay a visit to AV1 and give all that I found to the museum. It would be nice to take a peek inside.
Is it true that this XB-70 was destroyed in the hangar fire at the museum?
Where did you hear that? Pictures of the museum show the plane is still there. Comments I've seen on other videos claim to have seen the plane recently.
The luckiest men were the ones got to fly this bird.
I would still like to know how and where any weapons would be stowed?
In the fuselage, behind the intakes. There's a cut-away picture I found in a book about Valkyrie showing how the ducts from the intakes curve around a tandedm bomb bay for 2 weapons.
@@winternow2242 ahhh, thank you
total spaceship
HOLY FUCKING SHIT, ITS YOU!!!!1!!
That is one mean-looking Praying Mantis.
How do they get it in it?
There's a door on the left side of the cockpit.