B-70 In First Hop: 2,000-MPH Supet Jet In Successful Test
B-70 In First Hop: 2,000-MPH Supet Jet In Successful Test
A proud new plane, the XB-70 overcomes a score of vicissitudes to make its first test flight. Designed to replace the B-52, the new plane was discarded as a military weapon in favor of missiles. However, despite locked landing gear and blown tires on its maiden flight, the B-70 promises to shape the future course of commercial transports. The XB-70 a very impressive looking plane starting to taxi on the tarmac. People are lined up on a bridge to watch the XB-70 take off. The plane gaining altitude in a 30-*second time period. The XB-70 with the wings downward and the needle nose pointing up slowly gaining altitude. Next to the other jets this plane dwarfs them. From the ground the camera is focused on the back of the plane where the engine exhaust comes out. Military men watching the XB-70. The XB-70 coming in for a landing at Edwards Air Force Base. As it taxis on the run way parachutes open on the back of the plane to slow it down.