SR-71 research pilot Ed Schneider is pictured here in front of an SR-71 Blackbird on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Schneider became a NASA research pilot at Dryden in 1983. He retired as a NASA research pilot in September 2000. Data from the SR-71 program carried out by NASA could aid designers of future supersonic aircraft and propulsion systems.
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SR-71 research pilot Ed Schneider is pictured here in front of an SR-71 Blackbird on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Schneider became a NASA research pilot at Dryden in 1983. He retired as a NASA research pilot in September 2000. Data from the SR-71 program carried out by NASA could aid designers of future supersonic aircraft and propulsion systems.