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1. What was the name of the company that researched, designed, and finally developed the XB-70?
2. What was the Valkyrie designed to do?
3. There were only two Valkyries ever built. Why?
4. The Valkyrie was the first aircraft to employ a revolutionary material composite in it's construction. Designed to withstand the extreme heat and stress encountered in its flight enviroment, it was called:
5. OK, here's a tough one. What was the tail number of the first Valkyrie? (USAF designation #)
6. How many tires did the Valkyrie have? (Hint: Not all were used to support the weight of the plane!)
7. Needless to say, the tires on the Valkyrie needed to be very special and tough in order to be able to withstand the enormous weight of the aircraft, as well as the ferocious heat of high MACH flight. How were they built to cope with these problems?
8. During the first flight of the #1 aircraft, something malfunctioned seriously in the main landing gears, and forced the craft to cut short its maiden flight and return to Edwards AFB straight away. What happened?
9. Following the malfunction of the landing gear on the first flight, the perils of the first flight were not over. What frightening thing happened after the first Valkyrie touched down on its first flight and almost caused the loss of the plane?
10. What were the names of the pilots to first fly the Valkyrie, on her maiden flight?
11. After almost every high-speed flight, ship one lost much of its _____ due to the flexibility of the aircraft.
12. What colors were the XB-70 Valkyrie prototypes?
13. The second Valkyrie differed from the first in a subtle design change. What was the change?
14. OK, here's a nice tough one. The XB-70 had the worlds largest moving surface on an aircraft and a unique ability to droop the outer portions of the wings, from 25 degrees to a severe 70 degrees. This was to take advantage of a newly discovered phenomenon. What was this effect called?
15. The second Valkyrie prototype could be easily differentiated from the first to the astute eye. What two external visual markings were on ship two that allowed it to be told apart from ship one?
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