NASA SR-71 Pilot Reveals Near-Death Mistake at Mach 3+ General Leave a Comment on NASA SR-71 Pilot Reveals Near-Death Mistake at Mach 3+ Legendary test pilot Rogers E. Smith (https://www.nasa.gov/people/rogers-e-…) describes a self-induced near-disaster while flying the SR-71 Blackbird for NASA in the late 1990s.#fighterpilot Podcast (Visited 4 times, 1 visits today)