Special Limited 20x16 North American XB-70 Valkyrie Rare Aircraft Part Selection Relic Display
*** Very special limited-to-four 20x16-inch XB-70 AV2 with incredible and rare combination of XB-70 technological parts by Ron Cole. This display includes: 1 piece of stainless steel exterior honeycomb skin with original white exterior paint. 1 piece of cockpit interior center console frame with original interior gray paint. 1 piece of very well marked stainless steel hydraulic tubing. 1 original and marked & dated (1962) circuit breaker from the panels just behind the cockpit. Open-framed canvas - signed & numbered one of only four. The American XB-70 Valkyrie was the fastest and most advanced strategic bomber ever built. By the time it took to the skies in 1964, however, the entire strategic bomber concept had been rendered obsolete by the deployment of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). Nevertheless, two XB-70s entered service as advanced test aircraft. The top speed of the XB-70 (Mach 3+) demanded entirely new materials and construction technologies, such as th