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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | D-21 | |
| Designation: | D-21 | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | |
| Crew: | 0 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 43' 0" | 13.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 19' 0" | 5.7 m | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Marquardt RJ43-MA-11 Ramjet | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,200 miles | 1,932 km | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Air Mobility Command Museum | Dover AFB | Delaware |
| Blackbird Airpark | Palmdale | California |
D-21 on display
Air Mobility Command Museum | Blackbird Airpark |
Recent comments by our visitors
| ling hangkang, OTH | 马杰三回忆录披露我军曾经捡到了美军的D21无人机
一 个 意 外 的 “ 收 获 ” 由于美军入侵云南的无人驾驶高空侦察机多次被我空军击落。他们不甘心失败，又研制出了一种更为先进的无人驾驶高空侦察机，它不但体积小，而且速度和高度都有了更大的提高。它使用了更为先进的冲压式喷气发动机以及当时世界上最先进的照相侦察设备。采用了大量的新材料、新工艺、新结构……。我们称它是“高度3万3，速度3千3”。当时世界上最先进的歼击机（包括苏联和美国自己）都无法将其击落，就连当时的地空导弹都没有它飞得快。依我空军当时的装备和技术手段是无法将其击落的，我们也只能掌握一些它的一般情况。这种飞机在云南地区上空共活动过4次，在最后一次入侵时出了故障，转弯时突然从空中掉了下来，坠落到云南省西双版纳境内，在热带雨林里来了一个“软着陆”，竟保存得如此完好。这对我们来讲真可以说是从天上掉下了一个“宝贝”，当地民兵和边防部队把现场很好地保护了起来。后来北京来的科研人员将飞机残骸运到北京去做科学研究。 这个意外的收获对我们航空科研有着非同寻常的的意义。后来我们在航空领域的许多科研成果，都与这次收获有关。 美军飞机坠落后，他们一时也没有搞清失事的原因。当时，还误认为是被我空军击落的。从那以后就再也不敢来了。 而据我方当时掌握的其飞行情况判断它是由于在转弯时失速而坠落的。 （该文摘自《马杰三将军回忆录》－－第八章 在云南的那些年：马杰三将军博客： http://blog.sina.com.cn/mjsshufa） 12/17/2008 @ 14:47 [ref: 23262] |
| ling , OTH | PLA Retired Gen. admitted China once got D-21 Drone in 1971
Beijing, Nov.23 (China Defense Mashup Report) — One PLA Retired General in his memoir book firstly exposed that China once got a nearly whole D-21 Drone in the early of 1971. The memorialist is Gen. Ma Jiesan (马杰三), which was once the chief commander in PLA Air Force Yunnan Air Defense Center, told that D-21 reconnaissance drone was developped for the previous several shotdown by PLA SAM missile. He thinks that later D-21 has indeedly established the supreme advantage to PLA Air Defense ability. But the favourable turn took place on March 1971. In his book, the event is that when D-21B carrying its fourth flight in Chinese Yunnan Province, the malfunction in control system let D-21B suddenly lose height and miss above the forest. Because of the rain forest in south China, this D-21B almost landed without any damages. An the end of his article, he said that this D-21B was a great American gift for Red China and inspired many technological breakthroughs in China aviatic and aerospace areas. Ma Jiesan (马杰三): http://blog.sina.com.cn/mjsshufa 12/17/2008 @ 14:32 [ref: 23261] |
| ling , OTH | PLA Retired Gen. admitted China once got D-21 Drone in 1971
Beijing, Nov.23 (China Defense Mashup Report) — One PLA Retired General in his memoir book firstly exposed that China once got a nearly whole D-21 Drone in the early of 1971. The memorialist is Gen. Ma Jiesan (马杰三), which was once the chief commander in PLA Air Force Yunnan Air Defense Center, told that D-21 reconnaissance drone was developped for the previous several shotdown by PLA SAM missile. He thinks that later D-21 has indeedly established the supreme advantage to PLA Air Defense ability. But the favourable turn took place on March 1971. In his book, the event is that when D-21B carrying its fourth flight in Chinese Yunnan Province, the malfunction in control system let D-21B suddenly lose height and miss above the forest. Because of the rain forest in south China, this D-21B almost landed without any damages. An the end of his article, he said that this D-21B was a great American gift for Red China and inspired many technological breakthroughs in China aviatic and aerospace areas. Ma Jiesan (马杰三): http://blog.sina.com.cn/mjsshufa 12/17/2008 @ 14:32 [ref: 23260] |
| ling , OTH | PLA Retired Gen. admitted China once got D-21 Drone in 1971
Beijing, Nov.23 (China Defense Mashup Report) — One PLA Retired General in his memoir book firstly exposed that China once got a nearly whole D-21 Drone in the early of 1971. The memorialist is Gen. Ma Jiesan (马杰三), which was once the chief commander in PLA Air Force Yunnan Air Defense Center, told that D-21 reconnaissance drone was developped for the previous several shotdown by PLA SAM missile. He thinks that later D-21 has indeedly established the supreme advantage to PLA Air Defense ability. But the favourable turn took place on March 1971. In his book, the event is that when D-21B carrying its fourth flight in Chinese Yunnan Province, the malfunction in control system let D-21B suddenly lose height and miss above the forest. Because of the rain forest in south China, this D-21B almost landed without any damages. An the end of his article, he said that this D-21B was a great American gift for Red China and inspired many technological breakthroughs in China aviatic and aerospace areas. Ma Jiesan (马杰三): http://blog.sina.com.cn/mjsshufa 12/17/2008 @ 14:31 [ref: 23259] |
| A. Garrison , IN | Grissom Air Museum next to Grissom Air Reserve Base has a D-21B. Currently in there annex with tours every Wednesday and Saturday at 2 pm. 11/09/2008 @ 16:56 [ref: 23002] |
| Ron J. , WI | At one time ther was a D-21B at the Airforce museum at Dover AFB, Delaware 04/13/2008 @ 20:40 [ref: 20538] |
| Steve Bovee San Jose, CA | There are 2 D-21's at Davis-Monthan AFB for scrap. They are at the fllowing coordinates:
32-10'04.82" X 110-52'01.20" I found them with google earth. 08/03/2007 @ 09:00 [ref: 17433] |
| RENE J QUINONES Sheridan, OR | D-21 #534 just went on display at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinville, Or. It is next to an SR-71 which are both under the wing of the Spruce Goose. 02/08/2006 @ 07:37 [ref: 12434] |
| Larry Speelman , WA | The only surviving M-12(Modified A-12)/D-21 combination is on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA. They call the mated pair the MD-21. 05/08/2004 @ 21:29 [ref: 7390] |
| ATFS_Crash Cin, OH | I think there is a D-12 at WPAFB.
The last time I was there it was in the annex. http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/annex/an11.htm 03/19/2002 @ 23:13 [ref: 4541] |
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