test pilot
noun
: a pilot who specializes in putting new or experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them (as for strength) by producing strains in excess of normal
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Detachment 5 in the cockpit alongside a developmental test pilot from the Air Force Test Pilot School.
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David Szondy
june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2026
On June 5, founder and chief test pilot Miguel Iturmendi conducted a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida aboard a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider designated as the Helios Horizon.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Bob Stanley started Stanley Aviation in 1948 after attending the California Institute of Technology and becoming a U.S. Navy aviator and test pilot.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Background: Bresnik is a retired Marine colonel and test pilot who flew combat missions in Kuwait.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 June 2026
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David Szondy
june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2026
On June 5, founder and chief test pilot Miguel Iturmendi conducted a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida aboard a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider designated as the Helios Horizon.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Bob Stanley started Stanley Aviation in 1948 after attending the California Institute of Technology and becoming a U.S. Navy aviator and test pilot.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Background: Bresnik is a retired Marine colonel and test pilot who flew combat missions in Kuwait.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 June 2026
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“Test pilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20pilot. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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