China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971

Business Insider ^ | 4/20/2024 | Benjamin Brimelow)

[T.B. Yoits]

[Eccl 10:2]

If they didn’t get the idea from the crashed plane, I’m sure Clinton or Obama gave them the plans anyway.

[butlerweave]

It crashed so the Chinese had to copy it but it’s probable worst ,LOL

[logi_cal869]

No, it does not:

Clickbait.

[SaveFerris]

China is a big place to send a drone.

Especially the D-21.

The one that had inlet unstart led to the loss of an SR-71 / A-12 whichever it was.

The launch control officer in the backseat took his helmet off when he hit the ocean.

His suit filled up with water and drowned him.

Ray Torick? Guessing from memory.

I read the book almost 35 years ago.

[Eccl 10:2]

Although, to be fair, there’s gonna be a very narrow variability as to how one could design a plane like this.

More likely, this is just Business Insider (ie, beholden to Democrats) trying to stir the pot.

[SaveFerris]

Agreed

[SaveFerris]

Yep

Business Insider is Democrat propaganda garbage

Just like NewsWeak

[Ed Condon]

About the design, “form follows function”.

[Brilliant]

They’re both black.

[butlerweave]

Is that it’s Code Name , Clickbait ? LOL

[Eccl 10:2]

"About the design, “form follows function”."

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Yeah, probably not going to look like this:

[SkyDancer]

I read where Clinton also gave the technology about our sub’s propeller and how to grind them; something to do with how the prop is shaped to give super quiet running.

[coalminersson]

re-engineered?

IIRC Iran shot down two US drones during Sotero’s reign of error. Now they seem to have hundreds. Wonder if they are american re-engineered.

[RWGinger]

THAT is a really really “Modified” B52.

[Organic Panic]

Anti cavitation props.

[linMcHlp]

“Thank” G. W. Bush.

[SkyDancer]

Okay. Anyway they were secret stuff on how they were ground on a machine and Clinton gave that technology away to China.