Unbuilt XB-70 projects and variants

[XP67_Moonbat]

Here you go you, folks! Looking for art of the Convair shuttle for Orion and I found this. It's a good imagining of many uses for the XB-70 IF it hadn't stayed a prototype. Enjoy! ;D

http://www.edwardsflighttest.com/b70.html

 

[Petrus]

The funniest is the Mach 3+ AWACS... ;D

Piotr

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

Yeah. But I thought the all-black and Thunderbird versions loooked pretty sick. Very nice indeed!

Moonbat

 

[dannydale]

I don't think the Space Shuttle carrier would be feasible, really. The Shuttle has all the aerodynamics of a school bus, and it's more likely the DynaSoar or TAV would have been developed had the Valk gone into service. I can easily see the wall of superheated air piling up in front of the Shuttle on the Valk's back, likely causing burnthrough of the upper surface of the aircraft. Ouch.

 

[Deino]

Interesting ... and funny too !

My most favourite is this one ... any idea what possible weapon would be realistic fur such a period ?? ... maybe the SARAM-2

Deino

 

[Just call me Ray]

I don't think the Space Shuttle carrier would be feasible, really. The Shuttle has all the aerodynamics of a school bus, and it's more likely the DynaSoar or TAV would have been developed had the Valk gone into service. I can easily see the wall of superheated air piling up in front of the Shuttle on the Valk's back, likely causing burnthrough of the upper surface of the aircraft. Ouch.

Why so serious?


Sorry, couldn't resist

EDITED with another pic, just because, if nothing else, I felt like it.

EDITED with another pic, because mwajhafaiupasfdfrumph, and as an attachment this time.

 

[dannydale]

I don't think the Space Shuttle carrier would be feasible, really. The Shuttle has all the aerodynamics of a school bus, and it's more likely the DynaSoar or TAV would have been developed had the Valk gone into service. I can easily see the wall of superheated air piling up in front of the Shuttle on the Valk's back, likely causing burnthrough of the upper surface of the aircraft. Ouch.

Why so serious?


Sorry, couldn't resist

EDITED with another pic, just because, if nothing else, I felt like it.

EDITED with another pic, because mwajhafaiupasfdfrumph, and as an attachment this time.

LOL. I didn't see the joke status until after I posted.

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

Be nice if Landis did some artwork of the XB-70 RBSS. We've all seen the artwork of an X-15 on the Valkyrie's back. But what about some the other boosters planned for that concept? All we have to go on is this link but no art.

http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/rbss.htm

 

[Orionblamblam]

Be nice if Landis did some artwork of the XB-70 RBSS. We've all seen the artwork of an X-15 on the Valkyrie's back. But what about some the other boosters planned for that concept? All we have to go on is this link but no art.

http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/rbss.htm

See, now, if you had subscribed to APR back in the day, you'd have the article showing the X-20 launching B-70....

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

:'( I know. Woulda could shoulda, right? One day, Scott. One day.

 

[shockonlip]

Be nice if Landis did some artwork of the XB-70 RBSS. We've all seen the artwork of an X-15 on the Valkyrie's back. But what about some the other boosters planned for that concept? All we have to go on is this link but no art.

http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/rbss.htm

Doesn't Steve Pace's XB-70 book have an RBSS drawing?
I'll look when I get home.

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

I may have to see if B&N can order it. Haha.

 

[Orionblamblam]

Doesn't Steve Pace's XB-70 book have an RBSS drawing?

First edition has some RBSS art.

 

[shockonlip]

Doesn't Steve Pace's XB-70 book have an RBSS drawing?

First edition has some RBSS art.

I have the Second Edition, First Printing, c1990, and it is in there as well, pg. 24.
Caption says: "Proposed B-70 RBS (recoverable booster system). Note its X-20 Dyna Soar-type vehicle. (courtesy Rockwell)"

The top part of the image from Pace's book has been posted online at:
http://www.strange-mecha.com/aircraft/Prototype/USAF-PB1.htm
at the very bottom. So you can at least see some of it.

Is there really a problem with posting the image here?
Don't people do that with other book images?

I've seen another picture of it elsewhere. If I recall I'll post the info.

There's also a less detailed early image of the B-70 carying it
ala B-70 RBS, but without the shroud, in the last chapter of:
"Ninety Seconds To Space" by Jules Bergman, c1960. It is credited
to Aviation Week but there is no ref. info.

Indeed Scott's APR Vol 3, No 3 May-June, 2001 has a nice article.
Including some illustrations of the different shrouds including the
shroud drawn in the Pace book, with cross section stations.

The APR Issue references a forthcoming Dyna Soar book and indicates
that the APR piece is a small excerpt from that book. Maybe Scott
can indciate the title/author for us.

Larry

 

[shockonlip]

I may have to see if B&N can order it. Haha.

There are around 10 copies of the edition I have for sale at mostly reasonable prices
on Amazon.

Larry

 

[hesham]

Hi,

there is a good article about NA XB-70 Valykrie in Le Fana July 2018.

 

[Deltafan]

via https://www.facebook.com/pg/LeFanaDelAviationMagazine/photos/?ref=page_internal

 

[circle-5]

I don't think it's appropriate to scan and post pages of the current issue of a commercial print magazine, especially at full resolution. But if the moderators think it's OK, then maybe I'm the one who is unreasonable.

 

[Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)]

Hello everyone,

Whilst reading through the latest coverage from "The Drive", I found an interesting article that might be of interest to the members of this forum. The article discusses the plethora of unbuilt variants of North American's XB-70. There were numerous variants planned, some of which were: cruise-missile carriers, motherships for space programs, passenger and cargo variants, engine testbeds and even an aerial refuelling tanker. There were even proposals for pods to be used iv ever the B-70 fleet would need to be sent to dispersal fields. Finally, the article talks about the influence that the XB-70 had over other programs, and gives examples of the experience gained from the program.

I highly recommend giving it a read:

All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber

The different adaptations of the B-70 included recon planes, tankers, transports, and even motherships to launch hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft.

www.thedrive.com

Wyvern

 

[sferrin]

You forgot Blackstar.

 

[blackkite]

Hi PDF file.

https://media.defense.gov/2020/Nov/23/2002540204/-1/-1/0/B-70%20VARIANTS.PDF