hornet driver
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Anyone built a D-21. I check the archives and did'nt see anything. I'm thinking about doing a BG. ----H
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And check out the video in the middle post at:
https://rocketdungeon.blogspot.com/search/label/D-21%20drone
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stantonjtroy
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Might have trouble with stability if you make it true scale. The chines go all the way forward to the intake. Still, could be doable.
If you made a version of the D-21B that was dropped from the B-52H, you might be able to get away with it. This version had a solid fuel rocket mounted on the underside of the D-21 that was 44' long and had a bottom mounted dorsal fin on it. The vertical stabilizer on the D-21 was also larger, in this version, which could improve your stability, if you go this way. Would be really cool. You could also make a rocket powered version of the A-12, launching vertically, which could then launch a D-21 from the back with an air start, sort of like a powered glider mounted on the back of an Orbital Transport. Probably too much work unless you have the dream.
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Maybe using the srb for launch and then releasing the glider might be the way to go---still a dicey proposition---I'll play with it for a bit.
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What about flying it as a parasite, like the orbital transport?
