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Italeri Xb-70 Valkyrie
Brand: Italeri
Part No: HC-1282
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Celebrate an icon of supersonic aviation with the Italeri XB-70 Valkyrie, part number HC-1282. Inspired by the ambitious B-70 programme, this subject reflects the Cold War drive to combine long-range payload with exceptional speed.
About The XB-70 Valkyrie
- Conceived to unite the B-52’s load capacity with speed beyond the B-58, leading to the B-70 programme.
- North American Aviation won the design competition in December 1957, with an initial order for 30 aircraft planned for service by 1965.
- By 1959, the untested B-70 was deemed unsuitable for the evolving aerial combat environment and the programme was reduced.
- Two prototypes were built; the first flew in September 1964, and the XB-70 achieved speeds exceeding Mach 3.
- Widely regarded by enthusiasts and scholars as one of the most beautiful aircraft ever constructed.
This subject will appeal to enthusiasts of Cold War technology, supersonic bombers and experimental prototypes, offering a striking centrepiece inspired by one of aviation’s most remarkable designs.
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In the Cold War era the dream of every strategist was to own a bomber with the load capacity and autonomy of the B-52 able to fly faster than the B-58 and so the B-70 programme came into being. After years on the drawing board, and cutthroat competition between Boeing and North American Aviation, the latter’s design won the heated competition in December 1957, with an order for the first 30 aircraft to be in service by 1965. In 1959, however, it became clear that the still untested B-70 would not survive the new aerial combat scene technology and the programme was cut back to a minimum. Two prototypes were finally constructed, the first of which took to the air in September 1964, and the XB-70 Valkyries showed themselves able to fly at speeds exceeding Mach 3. Today they are considered by many scholars and airplane buffs to be the most beautiful aircraft ever constructed.
Key Info:
- Brand: Italeri
- Part No: HC-1282
- Barcode: 8001283012829
- Scale: 1:72
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