
Lockheed D-21 Drone | |
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Χώρα | Ηπα |
Ρόλο | High-altitude and high speed reconnaissance drone |
Πρώτη πτήση | 22 Δεκεμβρίου 1964 |
Χτισμένο | 38 |
Teh Lockheed D-21 was an American reconnaissance drone with maximum speed in excess of Mach 3.3 (2,215 mph; 3,564 km/h). The D-21 was initially designed to be launched from the back of a M-21 carrier aircraft, a variant of the Lockheed A-12 aircraft. Development began in October 1962. Originally known by the Lockheed designation Q-12, the drone was intended for reconnaissance deep in enemy airspace. The D-21 was designed to carry a single high-resolution photographic camera over a preprogrammed path, then release the camera module into the air for retrieval, after which the drone would self-destruct. Following a fatal accident when launched from an M-21, the D-21 was modified to be launched from a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. Several test flights were made, followed by four unsuccessful operational D-21 flights over the People’s Republic of China, and the program was canceled in 1971.
Lockheed D-21 Drone Walk Around | |
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Φωτογράφος | Βλαντιμίρ Γιακούμποφ |
Εντοπισμού | Pacific Coast Air Museum |
Φωτογραφίες | 125 |

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