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Description North American XB-70 Valkryie experimental Mach-3 bomber,c.1964. S/N 20001,the only survivor of 2 built,now a very expensive exhibit at the USAF Museum,Dayton,Ohio.
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Zepherus In reply to ??? [2007-12-22 05:46:59 +0000 UTC]

Isn't it?

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2007-12-22 10:50:11 +0000 UTC]

sure is! so wonderful,i had to cancel my account! my wife just got on my case so bad............! but i did obtain all sorts of good stuff,fun while it lasted.

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Zepherus In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-22 18:34:57 +0000 UTC]

lol. I get on there every once and a while just to see what is there. No account though, my mom has the account.

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2007-12-23 10:29:16 +0000 UTC]

i,m sure you could persuade her to bid on a little something now and again.

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Zepherus In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-23 21:48:55 +0000 UTC]

I do......

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2007-12-24 07:37:39 +0000 UTC]

sounds like a plan.....!

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Zepherus In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-28 18:23:50 +0000 UTC]

The only stuff she'll bid on is something to do with my project.

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2007-12-28 23:59:53 +0000 UTC]

project....?

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Zepherus In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-29 01:16:53 +0000 UTC]

For school. A late WW2 diorama type thingy... it will have a airfield, rail depot, and 1 or 2 of panzer companies, all about 1/144 scale. I have used old recon photos for the runway length and a few other things.

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2007-12-29 05:47:00 +0000 UTC]

and i,m sure you will post it here as well....!

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Zepherus In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-29 16:42:29 +0000 UTC]

I have a pic of most of the track in place and the train engine on here.

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2007-12-29 20:27:39 +0000 UTC]

how long to completion?

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Zepherus In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-29 21:51:09 +0000 UTC]

pretty much when I get done, I'm homeschooled.

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2007-12-30 07:10:09 +0000 UTC]

homeschooled.....wish i had been. some of the places i went to were just a big waste of time!

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Zepherus In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-30 19:15:56 +0000 UTC]

I get to go to all sorts of cool places and call them field trips, it's great.

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2007-12-31 11:17:52 +0000 UTC]

they never took us any place"cool".

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Zepherus In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-31 17:19:10 +0000 UTC]

Such is public school... Although I don't get any snow or sick days.

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2007-12-31 18:07:58 +0000 UTC]

at least you never have to worry about being late!

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Zepherus In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-31 18:25:19 +0000 UTC]

kind of true. My mom will not hesitate to have you skip brekkers.

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2008-01-01 10:51:46 +0000 UTC]

ever have The Fighter Pilot,s Breakfast? a Coke,a candy-bar and a cigar. {Caffiene,Candy and Cancer} followed by a supersonic burner climb straight up into the fringes of Space......! a certain Queen i know just thrives on that sort of thing.

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Zepherus In reply to TomCatDriver [2008-01-02 03:55:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow... that sounds.... I don't...

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Zepherus In reply to Zepherus [2008-01-07 18:19:23 +0000 UTC]

I am sure you can.

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TomCatDriver In reply to Zepherus [2008-01-02 16:47:19 +0000 UTC]

i don.t reccomend it,but it can be done,provided you have The Right Stuff......!

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concaholic In reply to ??? [2007-12-15 00:32:27 +0000 UTC]

Such a beautiful plane

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TomCatDriver In reply to concaholic [2007-12-15 00:43:06 +0000 UTC]

everybody seems to think so! that,s how my mom described it on our first visit to the USAF Museum back when i was 10.

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concaholic In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-15 03:20:32 +0000 UTC]

I can see why everyone would think that

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TomCatDriver In reply to concaholic [2007-12-15 03:40:35 +0000 UTC]

it does make quite an impression! and at one time was a serious contender for a commercial version as well.

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concaholic In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-19 04:50:11 +0000 UTC]

So they were planning on making the Valkerine as an airliner? Never heard of that

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TomCatDriver In reply to concaholic [2007-12-19 07:47:51 +0000 UTC]

just a proposal for the U.S. supersonic transport program,long forgotten by most. one model kit mfgr did issue a B-70 kit with airline decals,Lindberg,back in the 1960s,3 kits actually,a USAF prototype,a 2-fin with Continental Golden Jet and a single fin version with TWA Twin Globes livery,very rare collector,s items nowadays.

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concaholic In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-20 03:22:40 +0000 UTC]

I knew that the Valkerine was built mainly as a testbed for the American SST project (I'm pretty sure about this), but I didn't know that they planned to use it as an airliner

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TomCatDriver In reply to concaholic [2007-12-20 10:32:21 +0000 UTC]

it was North American,s entry/contender in the design competition,along with the Lockheed L-2000,Boeing 2707,and the McDonnell-Douglas SuperJet. all cancelled.

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concaholic In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-27 03:26:11 +0000 UTC]

I hope we will see a new SST in the future but I doubt it though

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TomCatDriver In reply to concaholic [2007-12-27 09:42:27 +0000 UTC]

Never say Never.............!

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concaholic In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-27 22:27:10 +0000 UTC]

I heard that they're working on a supersonic corperate jet, don't know how well its doing though

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TomCatDriver In reply to concaholic [2007-12-27 22:37:15 +0000 UTC]

i remember that one. it was a joint venture between Gulfstream and Sukhoi,still hasn,t amounted to anything yet.

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concaholic In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-27 22:58:19 +0000 UTC]

I thought they were working on a prototype now

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TomCatDriver In reply to concaholic [2007-12-27 23:21:25 +0000 UTC]

that project goes back a long way.

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concaholic In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-27 23:23:33 +0000 UTC]

First time I heard about it was in 2003

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TomCatDriver In reply to concaholic [2007-12-27 23:24:50 +0000 UTC]

i remember one from the mid-1990s.

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concaholic In reply to TomCatDriver [2007-12-27 23:26:07 +0000 UTC]

That long? I thought that it was a new concept

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concaholic In reply to concaholic [2008-01-01 03:44:07 +0000 UTC]

That long...wow

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TomCatDriver In reply to concaholic [2007-12-28 00:16:45 +0000 UTC]

the concept actually goes back to the 1960s..................! but nobody,s actually done it yet.

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concaholic In reply to TomCatDriver [2008-01-01 03:44:50 +0000 UTC]

That long...wow

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TomCatDriver In reply to concaholic [2008-01-01 10:33:45 +0000 UTC]

all you need is Cash...............

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fwa2500 In reply to ??? [2007-12-14 19:48:21 +0000 UTC]

its just about my favorite plane in thier collection....such beautiful lines....very nice job on this one

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TomCatDriver In reply to fwa2500 [2007-12-15 00:34:35 +0000 UTC]

i hope the person i created it for likes it too.....lots of work and special expensive paint!

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