Model number:Â XB-70
Code name:Â Valkyrie
Unit type:Â replica jet bomber
Manufacturer:Â unknown (based on a design by North American Aviation)
Operator:Â civilians
First deployment:Â unknown
Accommodation:Â 2 pilots in standard cockpit
Dimensions:Â unknown
Weight:Â unknown
Armor materials:Â unknown
Powerplant:Â afterburning turbojet engine
Propulsion:Â unknown
Equipment and design features:Â unknown
Fixed armaments:Â none
The XB-70 Valkyrie was a replica of a 20th century prototype bomber of the same name created by aerospace manufacturer North American Aviation. The original Valkyrie was capable of reaching speeds exceeding Mach 3.0 at an altitude of 21,000 meters. In May UC 0087, Karaba leader Hayato Kobayashi used a Valkyrie replica to guide the AEUG’s seized Audhumla plane to safety after escaping from a nuclear bomb detonation at the Titans’ Jaburo base. The Valkyrie was one of several replica craft stored by Hayato at the Kennedy Spaceport in Florida.
Pilot: Hayato Kobayashi
First appearance: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Director:
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Writer(s):
Hiroshi Ohnogi
Yumiko Suzuki
Tomoko Kawasaki
Yasushi Hirano
Akinori Endo
Miho Maruo
Minoru Onoya
Mechanical Designer(s):
Kazumi Fujita
Mamoru Nagano
Kunio Okawara
Makoto Kobayashi
Kazuhisa Kondo
Hideo Okamoto
Character Designer:
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Musical Composer:
Shigeaki Saegusa
Format:
50 episodes; 3 compilation movies
Airdates:
Japan 03.02.1985 – 02.22.1986
Theatrical Release:
Japan 05.28.2005 – 03.04.2006
MAHQ is now officially on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mahqdotnet.bsky.social.
Our future on this cursed app is unclear, but expect more posts over there.
Cutaway diagram of the VF-1J Valkyrie Fighter Mode from “This is Animation Special: Macross Plus”(1995). Larger versions on my DA profile:
https://www.deviantart.com/marchly/art/Macross-VF-1J-Valkyrie-Cutaway-Diagram-detailed-973372931
https://www.deviantart.com/marchly/art/Macross-VF-1J-Valkyrie-Cutaway-Diagram-clean-973371729
Art by Kiyomi Tanaka. Original concept by unknown Macross fan. Image built by me
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