Origami Bomber

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 06/04/2020 at 10:24 • Filed to: wingspan, Planelopnik

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A photo of XB-70 number two (AV-2), taken from the back seat of a T-33 chase plane.

The Valkyrie was designed with adjustable wingtips that could be lowered to take advantage of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , where additional lift was generated by high-pressure air coming off the front of the airplane. On June 8, 1966, this XB-70 was involved in a famous !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that killed one of the Vakyrie pilots and the pilot of an accompanying aircraft.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > ttyymmnn 06/04/2020 at 10:31

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I’ve always wanted to 4-wheel out to the crash spot north of Barstow.  It’s on BLM land and accessible.  Apparently, the eagle-eyed can still spot shards of titanium and stainless.

user314 > ttyymmnn 06/04/2020 at 10:46

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Adding this for now. I have to gif the wingtip droop sequence, as well as the main landing gear folding sequence, which is even wilder. 

InFierority Complex > user314 06/04/2020 at 11:04

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Had to speed it up to fit the 10 second limit and still didn’t get it all.

benjrblant > ttyymmnn 06/04/2020 at 11:10

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IMO, this is one of the coolest aircraft ever produced. It’s the stuff you’d dream of and have posters on your wall as a kid. It still looks awesome, and the engineering behind it was so advanced for its time. Arguably still advanced in some aspects even today.

user314 > ttyymmnn 06/04/2020 at 11:17

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ttyymmnn > benjrblant 06/04/2020 at 11:29

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I didn’t realize that the engineers completely redesigned the aircraft specifically to take advantage of compression lift. The engines were moved off pods on the wings and put in the “six pack,” and the large wedge-shaped air intake was designed to create more high pressure for the wings to collect. Cool stuff.

ttyymmnn > user314 06/04/2020 at 11:29

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That’s amazing. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ttyymmnn 06/04/2020 at 11:32

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Ori- bomb-i

ttyymmnn > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/04/2020 at 11:34

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That pun did not escape my attention. I went with the rhyme instead. 

user314 > InFierority Complex 06/04/2020 at 11:37

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Yeah, it’s 30 seconds from doors open to full extension, or vice versa.

InFierority Complex > user314 06/04/2020 at 12:09

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2020 Dune o rnithopter concept art confirmed.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > InFierority Complex 06/04/2020 at 13:00

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iys like the crazy gear on th tsr2

user314 > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 06/04/2020 at 13:19

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Su-34 as well

Brickman > ttyymmnn 06/04/2020 at 13:23

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One of my most favorite military jets. Besides the B2 spirit

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > user314 06/04/2020 at 13:50

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looking at photos you forget how big modern aircraft are. 

user314 > ttyymmnn 06/04/2020 at 14:14

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Here we go:

Quick note: each of the Valkyrie’s wingtips are the size of one the B-58's wing.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > ttyymmnn 06/05/2020 at 00:45

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That thing was nuts, I still look at pictures and think it was just a movie.