About Test Pilot
A test pilot is an aircraft pilot with additional training to fly and evaluate experimental, newly produced and modified aircraft with specific manoeuvres known as flight test techniques.
Airbus experiments with more control for the autopilot
... Malcolm Ridley, Chief Test Pilot of Airbus s commercial aircraft, reassured us that the risk of being involved in an air accident is " vanishingly small"...
Rolls-Royce says its all-electric aircraft 'is world's fastest'
... The top speed was achieved by Test Pilot and director of flight operations Phill O Dell...
Nasa said to be investigating first allegation of a crime in space
... She went on to qualify as a Test Pilot and was chosen to fly for Nasa in 2013...
Shoreham air crash: Pilot denies flying near buildings
... Andrew Hill s Hawker Hunter jet was too low when he performed a loop, the court has been told Mr Kark reminded jurors the court had previously heard from Test Pilot Dave Southwood, a prosecution expert witness, that the Hawker Hunter should have a minimum jet pipe temperature - the temperature in the exhaust pipe - of at least 580C before take off, and checking it was required as part of the permit to fly...