A technological tour de force of epic proportions, the legend of the XB-70 Valkyrie very nearly surpasses the performance of this extraordinary aircraft. Built in the 1960s as a result of a USAF proposal for a supersonic bomber with high subsonic cruising speed and supersonic dash capabilities, the massive XB-70 was to have carried the same bombload as the B-52 Stratofortress at a higher supersonic speed than the Air Force's current strategic bomber, the B-58 Hustler. A later requirement specified that the plane be able to fly the entire mission at Mach 3.0 or greater, with a range of up to 10,500 miles and a maximum gross weight of 490,000 pounds. In the event, technology quickly relegated the Valkyrie to the role of supersonic research testbed and flagship of the USAF's public relations fleet. Ground-to-air missiles and advanced radar made the XB-70's supersonic mission impossible. The bomb bay of the aircraft was instead packed with data acquisition equipment.

Features

• full native FSX model included with all FSX features (bump mapping, self-shadowing, bloom etc)
• high quality exterior model with detailed textures
• large set of custom XB-70 gauges in 2D panel and virtual cockpit
• highly authentic flight model with carefully illustrated checklist
• animated folding wingtips
• animated afterburner petals
• authentic gear retraction sequence
• automatic (on throttle) staged animated afterburner visual effect with corresponding performance boost
• simulated XB-70 soundset included
• pilots togglable
• automatic smoke trail, wing surface vapour flash and canard tip vortices effects
• source texture files included as optional download for repainters
• v-c rain effects (FS9 only)