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Originally Posted by aap1966
In everything I've read about the SR71 there has never been any mention of simulators. I assume a lot of the training was simulator based.
Anyone know anything?
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Yes, there was a (one) simulator. It was where the initial training/testing was done and many pilots washed out during the simulations. I remember at one point after the Blackbirds were retired by the Air Force but still being flown by NASA it was at Dryden Research Center. My dad got to sit in it. It's now located at the Frontiers of Flight museum in Dallas.
Link SR-71 “Blackbird” Simulator | Frontiers of Flight Museum
This video is of Pilot Richard Graham giving a 'checkout' in the simulator.