ROCKET BOOSTER for D-21 DRONE SPYPLANE, 1/48th

1/48th Scale ROCKET BOOSTERfor the <strong>Mach 4 GTD-21 CIA Drone Spyplane that was launched from B-52's during unmanned reconnaissance flights of China during the early 1970's. The drones were initially launched from the back of 2 specially modified Lockheed A-12 Mach 3 spyplanes which included a rear-seat operator for launching the drone.

Due to an in-air collision during the last launch attempt which resulted in the loss of both the drone and the M-12 mothership and one crew member, a new method for air-launching the drone from B-52 bombers was designed and included the use of a large rocket booster. This large booster was necessary to accelerate the drone at a speed of more than Mach 3 so that its air-breathing ramjet engine could be started. It is this variant of the D-21 which performed secret flights over China.

The 1/48th scale D-21 DRONE Model that goes with this Rocket Booster is available as a high quality pressure cast polyurethane resin kit at my website at:


http://www.picturetrail.com/stratospheremodels .


You can email me for details on how to order..

To display the whole stack of both the GTD-21 drone, and the ROCKET BOOSTER, i have also designed a model of the original DOLLY for the D-21 ROCKET BOOSTER and it is also available for direct purchase at Shapeways.

This model requires assembly, glueing and painting.


More Stratosphere Models aviation, realspace and sci-fi related detail parts as well as complete 3D printable scale model kits will be uploaded at Shapeways in the coming future, so watch this space !