172 - Rogers E. Smith: The Test Pilot Who Flew Everything

Rogers E. Smith is a Canadian-American pilot who served in the RCAF, U.S. Marines, and U.S. Air National Guard and spent a long career testing nearly every American fighter (and several Russian ones), despite never attending a formal test pilot school! 0:45 Intro 14:25 Bell X-22 16:50 Heading to NASA 27:17 Pure Research 31:54 SR-71B 45:41 SR-71 Fuel Story 56:04 X-29 1:05:39 Skunkworks 1:14:35 X-31 Air-to-Air 1:26:18 Patreon Questions 1:39:37 SR-71 & CIA 2:00:43 Callsign Story 2:03:05 Credits #fighterpilot Podcast Website: Facebook: Instagram: Patreon: Twitter: