Ken S. Tucker wrote:
Rob Arndt wrote:
Well the XB-70 was a class above the B58,
but the Ruskies may have had something
better.

Ken

What a/c are you referring to? The Tu-128 Fiddler interceptor or the
Tu-22 Blinder bomber (both based on the failed Tu-98 Backfin)?

Tysbin had its own design based on the NM-1- the RSR:

http://vif2ne.ru/nvi/stuff/Bask/mode...ybin_rsr_2.jpg

Rob

Thanks...
IIRC the Ruskies built something similiar to
the XB70 though smaller, I'm sorry I couldn't
find an online ref. and it was obviously not
deployed, it may be rumor. I'll reiterate,
"may have had something better".
Regards
Ken


Ken,

That was the Su-100, a.k.a. "T-4":
http://www.pilotfriend.com/photo_albums/potty/19.htm

In response, the US would have used the XF-108 Rapier as a B-70 escort:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...108_mockup.jpg

However, ALL these aircraft projects were cancelled...

Rob