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GTD-21B Drone

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Big thanks to *Kajm for finding this info. Turns out I misread the sign, so now I feel like an idiot. Anyways, the history lesson:
The GTD-21B is a Mach 3+ recon drone, designed to be launched from the back of an SR-71 for recon missions deep into enemy airspace. It carrys a single high-res photographic camera over a pre-planned flight path, then ejects the camera module for retrival before self-destructing. These can also be launched from B-52s (carried on the cruise missile hardpoint, see a pic here: [link] ).

The surviving drone either went to NASA for use in experiments or were placed in museums. This particular one is #534.
Image size
3648x2736px 2.38 MB
Make
NIKON
Model
COOLPIX L20
Shutter Speed
1/228 second
Aperture
F/3.1
Focal Length
7 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Jun 26, 2009, 1:12:10 PM
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Ookami-Oni's avatar
It's so weird(never seen one), yet so cool looking!