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Lockheed D-21 Drone
Zemlja	Sad
Ulogu	Izviđanje velike visine i velike brzine drona
Prvi let	22 decembar 1964
Izgradio	38

Čaj Lokid 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.

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Čaj Lokid D-21 dron bio je supersonični izviđački avion koji je dizajniran da leti iznad neprijateljske teritorije i prikuplja obaveštajne podatke. Dron je lansiran iz modifikovanog aviona A-12 ili B-52 i mogao je da dostigne brzinu do 3,3 Macha. Dron je nosio kameru koja bi izbacila svoj film u kapsuli iznad okeana, gde bi ga oporavio avion C-130. Program D-21 je pokrenut početkom 1960-ih kao odgovor na incident U-2, gde je špijunski avion oboren iznad Sovjetskog Saveza. Program je otkazan 1971. godine nakon četiri operativne misije, od kojih nijedna nije bila uspešna. Dron D-21 bio je jedan od najnaprednijih i najtajnovitijih projekata svog vremena, ali i jedan od najskupljih i najrizičnijih.