XB-70, most advanced manned airplane being developed by North American Aviation, Inc, weighs over 500,000 lb at takeoff and is capable of speeds up to 2000 mph at 70,000 ft; innovations of folding wing tips, variable geometry air inlet duct, and elevons have been incorporated into design for control of air vehicle of this size, weight, and speed/altitude envelope; paper summarizes experience in actual flight testing, and includes information gained in low-speed regimes as well as in high Mach number flights.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Pilot's summary of XB-70 flight test experience


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:
    White, A. (author)

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1966



    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    A Pilot's Summary of XB-70 Flight Test Experience

    White, Al | SAE Technical Papers | 1966


    Flight recorder to ease test pilot's job

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1942


    Pilot's Desk Flight Station

    Sexton, G. A. | NTRS | 1984


    Pilot's role in space flight

    Westbrook, C.B. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1959