THE XB70 RESEARCH AIRCRAFT in flight. The plane, built for the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration by the North American Rockwell Company, has had 116 research missions to date—96 at supersonic speeds ranging up to three times the speed of sound, or more than 2000 miles an hour.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31596, 6 February 1968, Page 10
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50THE XB70 RESEARCH AIRCRAFT in flight. The plane, built for the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration by the North American Rockwell Company, has had 116 research missions to date—96 at supersonic speeds ranging up to three times the speed of sound, or more than 2000 miles an hour. Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31596, 6 February 1968, Page 10
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