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Old December 24th 07, 01:19 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Following the thread...I was in Palmdale, California for the 2006 show at Edwards AFB.

From a sign posted at the Palmdale, California exhibit:

"The D-21 was an unmanned, ramjet-powered craft designed to be air-launched from atop
an A-12 (redesignated M-21) mother ship. It was conceived as a reconnaissance
platform that would fly over high-threat targets without endangering a pilot. After
acquiring photos of its target, the D-21 would return to a safe area and eject a
hatch containing the reconnaissance equipment. As the hatch was lowered by
parachute, it would be recovered in mid-air by a JC-130B Hercules. The project was
terminated after a fatal accident on the fourth test launch. Four operational
missions were later flown from B-52 launch aircraft. This D-21 is on loan from NASA."

Tom

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Old December 24th 07, 01:21 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Old December 24th 07, 01:23 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Old December 24th 07, 01:24 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Old December 25th 07, 08:35 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Thanks everyone. I'd read about this programme but hadnt connected it with
the film clip. You can clearly see the airspike in the early part of the
clip. It occurred to me that the drone would look very triangular from
below. Could it be an explanation for the so-called aurora sighting in the
north sea thats often cited on documentaries.

"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 ????




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Old December 25th 07, 01:09 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Clark wrote in
Could it be an explanation for the so-called
aurora sighting in the north sea thats often cited on documentaries.

No. The D-21 was canceled after only a few test flights.

http://www.amarcexperience.com/AMARCArticleD21Drone.asp





Read to the end of the article, 4 D-21D models were launched
from B-52 motherships and overflew China to the Nuclear test
area at Lop Nor.
Ben Rich in his book about the Skunk Works detailed his
getting a "Gift" from a CIA agent, it proved to be an hatch cover
from a D-21B that had flown off course in China, the hatch was
reportedly picked up in Siberia, Russia

its unlikley that they were ever over the North Sea.
 




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