- Paperback: 104 pages
- Publisher: Specialty Press; illustrated edition edition (12 April 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1580070566
- ISBN-13: 978-1580070560
- Product Dimensions: 26.9 x 20.8 x 0.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,092,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The next best experience to actually flying in a Valkyrie, 6 Jun 2002
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: XB-70 Valkyrie: 34 (Warbird Tech) (Paperback)
Volume 34 in the outstanding Specialty Press "WarbirdTech" series, Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony Landis' North American XB-70A Valkyrie is a comprehensive, profusely illustrated study of a unique and fascinating type of military aircraft created during the 1960s amid the tension of the Cold War. The Valkyrie was the largest Mach 3 aircraft ever flown; its story from its conception and creation to the pilot's perspective is recounted in this amazing book, enhanced with black-and-white photographs and a color insert section. The next best experience to actually flying in a Valkyrie, the North American XB-70A Valkyrie is an amazingly detailed look at an incredible plane and strongly recommended for military aircraft buffs.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Finally, 25 May 2004
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This review is from: XB-70 Valkyrie: 34 (Warbird Tech) (Paperback)
For years I have been waiting for a decent book on this airplane. Several earlier books were less than ideal, but I was beginning to think that perhaps there was no other data available to authors, hence the constant rehash of the same things (to be fair, the Jeannette Remak book contains a lot of interesting programmatic information, but remarkably little the hardware). Because of that, I have been avoiding purchasing this book.Well, I finally saw a copy of it in a store so I picked it up. I was very surprised. The authors have found a great deal of data that is not in the other books, along with a great collection of photos, many of which are either new, or at least seldom seen.
Considering the minimal price of the book ($16.95) it is a remarkable bargain with good printing on smooth, glossy paper. The only disappointment was that there are only 8 pages of color photos, but given that the airplane was essentially all-white, this is not a major problem.
If you want a good book on the B-70, but this one and skip the others.
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Lots of new material, 10 Sep 2003
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This review is from: XB-70 Valkyrie: 34 (Warbird Tech) (Paperback)
In contrast to another reviewer, I found there to be a great deal of new material (or corrections of previous misinformation) in this book. By far it is better than any of the earlier B-70 books on the market, although it does not cover some of the managerial and political areas quite as well as the Remak-Ventolo work. Things like descriptions of the proposed boron-laced fuel, ECM systems for the never-built operational airpanes, and early signature reduction (stealth) efforts are covered here for the first time. Footnotes allow the reader to figure out where the material came from, lending authority to many of the statements. In addition, the photos are great (with several never-before published ones), the paper quality is good, and the writing is concise, unlike earlier books by Aero and McGraw Hill.
Highly recommended.
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