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Supersonic Bombers: The Elusive Search

First Flights with Neil Armstrong

Season 2Episode 8Aired 1992-04-08
Supersonic Bombers: The Elusive Search

Supersonic Bombers: The Elusive Search

In the early 1960's, the U.S. Strategic Air Command wanted high-flying supersonic bombers like the B-58 Hustler and the XB-70. But now the newest bombers are sub-sonic: the low-flying, radar-evading B-1B, and the high tech B-2 Stealth bomber.