This photo shows the XB-70A parked on a ramp at Edwards Air Force Base in 1967.
Mandatory Credit:	NASA/Divds via CNN Newsource

This photo shows the XB-70A parked on a ramp at Edwards Air Force Base in 1967.
Mandatory Credit: NASA/Divds via CNN Newsource

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The supersonic plane that was faster than Concorde

Five years before Concorde’s first flight, another majestic supersonic aircraft took to the skies — and almost became the inspiration for an even faster passenger plane.