Aurora
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Taken at Palmdale airpark - I was there Sunday....
evangilder
"Shooter"
Bummer I didn't get a chance to see you, Joe. Any upcoming shows in SoCal you plan on coming to?
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Likewise Eric - I don't know what the schedule will be in the next few months, I have a lot of things going on. I may be out your way briefly Thurs. morning. Today I'm with Stambo. I'm doing a condition inspection on his plane, then we're going to fly, weather permitting. I'll post photos....
evangilder
"Shooter"
Oh sure, you get to have all the fun! 
Say hey to Stambo for me.
Say hey to Stambo for me.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Wilco! On my way to the airport right now...
HealzDevo
Staff Sergeant
Looks a little bit like the SR-71 Blackbird in shape and wing style, that drone. A proof of concept design drone perhaps?
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Guess again...
The D-21 has been around for a long time and was deployed in the late 60s and 70s. Much of its operation is still classified but it is rumored it was used as a decoy and to over fly China. It was carried on top of the SR-71 and was also seen on B-52s.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
There was a great book entitled "Blind Man's Bluff" that detailed the cold war espionage technologies and operations. In that book they identify some D-21 operations. Apparently it was not too terribly successful as many of the drones were not lost over enemy territory, but rather crashed with their mission package once outside of hostile territory. They were apparently untouchable, though.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Matt308
Glock Perfection
HealzDevo
Staff Sergeant
What do you think? Look a bit similar from certain angles?
evangilder
"Shooter"
Um, yeah they look similar. Same designer, manufacturer and all part of project Oxcart. The D-21 was carried by the A-12. Two were set aside for the D-21 project; 60-6940 and 60-6941. After a test destroyed an A-12 and one of the crew that ejected drowned, Kelly Johnson himself cancelled the project despite the fact that engineers on the project believed that it could work.
