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Defense Aircraft Pilot Reports - From The Archives

Mar 30, 2016

Rupa Haria and Barbara Cockburn | AviationWeek.com

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  SR-71 Impressive In High-Speed Regime

  The impressive performance and demanding workload of the SR-71 were experienced first hand by Aviation Week's Robert Ropelewski folllowing two days of preparation, including a full day in both front and rear cockpits of an SR-71 simulator.

  "It was barely enough preparation. The unique high speed, high altitude, high temperature environment in which the SR-71 operates makes for procedures that are more lengthy and complex than any other aircraft in the Free World inventory."

  Read the May 1981 pilot report

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Over the past few decades, Aviation Week pilots have strapped into numerous fighter jets, trainers and helicopters, and provided readers with detailed accounts of aircraft handling abilities.

We scoured Aviation Week's extensive archive and delved into just a handful of some of those reports.

In celebration of its centennial year, Aviation Week's entire archives dating back to August 1916 are free to access throughout 2016.