North American XB-70 Valkyrie at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo.)

North American XB-70 Valkyrie at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo.)

“The XB-70, Mach 3 Bomber - 1961” Artist: John McCoy.
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“The XB-70, Mach 3 Bomber - 1961” Artist: John McCoy.

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North American XB-70A Valkyrie fuselage final assembly. Photo taken April 22, 1962 after the three fuselage sections had been assembled. (U.S. Air Force photo)

North American XB-70A Valkyrie fuselage final assembly. Photo taken April 22, 1962 after the three fuselage sections had been assembled. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Air Progress. October, 1965.
via JP Dubs

Air Progress. October, 1965.

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Austrian pilot Felix Baumgartner celebrates after his record breaking high altitude jump for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, New Mexico, USA on October 14, 2012.
Photo: Balazs Gardi

Austrian pilot Felix Baumgartner celebrates after his record breaking high altitude jump for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, New Mexico, USA on October 14, 2012.

Photo: Balazs Gardi

Tu-144. In:  Ezermester, 1972/2. 

Tu-144. In:  Ezermester, 1972/2. 

Tu-144. In: Pajtás, 1969. február 13.

Two Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbirds in morning fog. 
Via Lockheed Martin flickr.

Two Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbirds in morning fog.

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Nagy Ernő: Rakétajárművek. Táncsics Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1968. Hungarian book, hardcover, supersonic passenger airliner concept by Edward Henry Heinemann.
three more similar book covers here

Nagy Ernő: Rakétajárművek. Táncsics Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1968. Hungarian book, hardcover, supersonic passenger airliner concept by Edward Henry Heinemann.

three more similar book covers here

Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic passenger aircraft under construction. In: Repülés, 1976. augusztus (hungarian monthly aviation magazine).

Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic passenger aircraft under construction. In: Repülés, 1976. augusztus (hungarian monthly aviation magazine).