#Supersonic bomber

[ghostwarriorrrr]

B-1 Lancer Supersonic Bomber

Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It is one of the Air Force's three strategic bombers along with the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress as of 2024. Its 75,000-pound (34,000 kg) payload is the heaviest of any U.S. bomber.

[dronescapesvideos]

XB-70 Valkyrie And The G.E. J93 Turbojet. 1967.

➤VIDEO: https://youtu.be/BbqB7GDm-ns

➤HD IMAGE: https://dronescapes.video/XB-70

[nocternalrandomness]

Feb 4th 1969 - XB-70A - Edwards Air Force Base

[stone-cold-groove]

Convair’s B-58... America’s first supersonic bomber - 1957.

[crownedstoat]

B-58 Hustler

[usafphantom2]

B-58A Hustler by BarryFackler

[grayrazor]

I think it'd be neat to play a Cold War equivalent to the game Bomber Crew, but it would probably need to have a darker, more black comedy tone, more like Dr. Strangelove, Fallout, or Defcon...

I say purely because I think the unused nuclear bombers are kinda neat.

Maybe after a certain point make it clear that the people sending you your mission briefings are doing it from in a sealed mineshaft, that the airbase you're launching from and returning to might be one of the last places left with living people.

Eventually you aren't even bombing military bases, ball bearing factories, and dams anymore, but hordes of mutated giant ants.

[historyofguns]

The article "North American XB-70 Valkyrie — America’s Cold War Supersonic Speed Bomber" by Friedrich Seiltgen, published on The Armory Life, discusses the history and development of the North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie, a planned supersonic strategic bomber for the United States Air Force. Intended to replace the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and the Convair B-58 Hustler, the Valkyrie was designed during the Cold War to fly faster and higher, evading interceptor aircraft. The program, initiated in the mid-1950s, was ultimately canceled in 1961 due to advancements in Soviet surface-to-air missile technology and the rise of cost-effective Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). The article highlights the Valkyrie's ambitious design goals, including a proposed cruising speed of Mach 3 and an operational altitude of 70,000-75,000 feet. Despite the cancellation, two prototypes were built, contributing valuable data on supersonic flight, aerodynamics, and airplane propulsion. The Valkyrie program also faced a tragic incident in 1966 involving a collision with an F-104 Starfighter during a photo shoot, leading to the destruction of one prototype. The surviving XB-70 is now displayed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

[scanzen]

USAF/North American XB-70A Valkyrie rollout, North American Aviation facilities (USAF Plant 42(?)), Palmdale, CA, 11 May 1964.

excellent hi-res scan

via Mike Acs/Flickr

[vulperagirlears]

would

i need her so bad. her wings wiggled

i would let her drop nukes on me. those engines 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

nasa knows a swagged out beast when they see one

[dronescapesvideos]

McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II dropping Mk 82 bombs, 1986 ➤F-4 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/0M2XfMjwRwo

➤HD IMAGE: https://dronescapes.video/F4Phantom

[nocternalrandomness]

B-1 from the 28th Bomb Wing taxis on the flight line at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 23, 2020

[stone-cold-groove]

The Convair B-58 Hustler with a General Electric J93 engine pod mounted for testing at Edwards Air Force Base.

[crownedstoat]

Republic F-105 Thunderchief

[usafphantom2]

USAF Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0068 by Mark Allison Via Flickr: A fully swept B-1B running through on full afterburner at the Aerospace Valley Airshow 2022 at Edwards Air Force Base. -15/10/2022