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Sou 8 jen 1966, pwototip nan dezyèm kite Edwards AFB fè mezi nan ranp bonm. Anplis de sa, egzamen sa a pèmèt General Electric, manifakti a motè yo XB-70, pran foto nan piblisite a avyon ak yon F-4B Phantom Mondyal la, F-104N Starfighter, F-5A Libète avyon de gè ak yon T -38 Talon, tout mache ak motè soti nan General Electric. Men, F-104 a, ki te parèt nan tourbiyon nan reveye ki te pwodwi pa XB-70 a, frape, detwi estabilizasyon gòch la vètikal. Apre 16 segonn nan vòl, commando a vin soti nan kontwòl, lè sa a te fè aksidan.
eng
On 8 June 1966, the second prototype leaves Edwards AFB to perform measurements of sonic booms. In addition, this test allows General Electric, manufacturer of the engines XB-70, take photos of the airplane advertising with an F-4B Phantom II, F-104N Starfighter, F-5A Freedom Fighter and a T -38 Talon, all powered with engines from General Electric. But the F-104, issued in the wake turbulence generated by the XB-70, struck, destroying the left vertical stabilizer. After 16 seconds of flight, the bomber gets out of control, then crashed.