Unlocking The Mystery of the
D-21B Solid Rocket Boosted
Air-Launched Mach 3 UAV
Thomas L. Moore and co-authors Robert L. Geisler, Eric M. Rohrbaugh and Carl R. Pignoli presented this paper to the 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit 8-11 July 2007 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Permission has been granted to reproduce this in-depth and comprehensive document on the "SR-71 Blackbirds" web site.
The loading on this webpage for clarity is intensive (slow; even for DSL users) and you may not be able to download the page in it's entirety if you use a Dial Up connection, However, you may download the entire PDF document at this URL:
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If it is a consolation, DSL and Broadband users: This webpage will upload as fast as you can read each page.
Additional information and photos can be found at this URL: ./d21~1.htm
Credit for this article goes to: Thomas L. Moore and co-authors Robert L. Geisler, Eric M. Rohrbaugh and Carl R. Pignoli and Alliant Techsystems copyright 2007.
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