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Old 09-12-2008, 04:18 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by GoingToFast View Post
How did they get the engine running on that "drone"
Still Waiting for an answer, John

They attached a rocket below the drone to get it up to speed to get the ramjet started.

Here's a photo of the B-52 with the D-21 (oh, excuse me, I mean the 1966 model of Aurora ) and the rocket below it. And no. The B-52 never went Mach 3.

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