SR71 Film

Does anyone have any idea whats happening in this clip on
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b8b_1198437513
The title talks about refueling but I cant work out what the other plane
is.....
Ideas ????

it is the Dr-71? Drone--it was an Mach 3 drone launched from the SR-71--a
couple of operational flights-but was not used much

anyone else have more info?

"whogoes" wrote in message
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Does anyone have any idea whats happening in this clip on
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b8b_1198437513
The title talks about refueling but I cant work out what the other plane
is.....
Ideas ????

Second part shows the drone colliding during launch I believe the Sr 71
was lost also

rstro wrote:
it is the Dr-71? Drone--it was an Mach 3 drone launched from the
SR-71--a couple of operational flights-but was not used much

anyone else have more info?

"whogoes" wrote in message
...

Does anyone have any idea whats happening in this clip on
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b8b_1198437513
The title talks about refueling but I cant work out what the other
plane is.....
Ideas ????

D21 Drone, basically a SR71 engine turned into a drone intended to fly over
terrain even the SR71 won't venture over.

Saddly the drone failed and crashed on the SR, one crewman survived one road
the plane into the Pacific.

"miket6065" wrote in
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D21 Drone, basically a SR71 engine turned into a drone intended to fly
over terrain even the SR71 won't venture over.

Saddly the drone failed and crashed on the SR, one crewman survived
one road the plane into the Pacific.



No, BOTH parachuted out, but one drowned while waiting for rescue.

Mother ship was the M-21. One is now on display at the Museum of Flight in
Seattle.

http://www.museumofflight.org/Collec...3-AA2AF8E6BB00

Jack G.

"Jack G" wrote in message
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Mother ship was the M-21. One is now on display at the Museum of Flight
in Seattle.

http://www.museumofflight.org/Collec...3-AA2AF8E6BB00

Jack G.

Some more are still stored at DM, if Google Earth is reliable. Two can be
seen just south of the Golf Course (west of the Sea King and Buckeye rows),
and I remember seeing one or two more around the yard.

Ron
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Non urinat in ventum

Ron - I take it you are referring to the D-21 - Don't think there are any
M-21s is storage...

Jack G.


Some more are still stored at DM, if Google Earth is reliable. Two can be
seen just south of the Golf Course (west of the Sea King and Buckeye
rows), and I remember seeing one or two more around the yard.

Ron
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Non urinat in ventum

"Jack G" wrote in message
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Ron - I take it you are referring to the D-21 - Don't think there are any
M-21s is storage...

Jack G.

Oops, you're correct.

Ron
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Non urinat in ventum

"Ron" wrote in
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Some more are still stored at DM, if Google Earth is reliable. Two can
be seen just south of the Golf Course (west of the Sea King and
Buckeye rows), and I remember seeing one or two more around the yard.

Ron



IIRC: NASA also had several of the drones moved to Dryden for test flights
a couple of years ago, They were showing on Google Earth photos near the
shuttle mate/demate structure..along with the shuttle carrier 747.