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.

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.

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