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Jones is a test pilot with more than 1,600 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft, including 150 combat hours.
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Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
He was later accepted and became a combat fighter pilot and qualified for the test pilot program at Edwards AFB.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Navy test pilot, Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and, of course, Apollo 13.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Lovell had served as a naval air test pilot when he was first selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1962.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
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Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
He was later accepted and became a combat fighter pilot and qualified for the test pilot program at Edwards AFB.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Navy test pilot, Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and, of course, Apollo 13.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Lovell had served as a naval air test pilot when he was first selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1962.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test pilot
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An 82-year-old Alaskan bush pilot is seeking to take his fight over a $95,000 airplane and a few cans of beer to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to his lawyers.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
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Many companies were doing pilot projects with AI that didn't go into full production last year.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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Time will tell if the audience intends to stick around for what’s to come when The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins returns to NBC on February 23 for an encore of the pilot and a new episode immediately following.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
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The driver, Majid (Ali Mohammad Radmanesh), has romantic feelings for his copilot, Najveh (Zakieh Behbahani), a deaf woman in a relationship with a domestic abuser.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Dec. 2025
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Yidu Tech developed an AI copilot to assist doctors in their medical work.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2025
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When down 0-30 in her next service game, Rybakina hit a quartet of aces to hold via deuce, the second two of which came after Świątek had battled to win a point to keep herself in the game.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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For all of Webb’s excitement, the Giants aren’t exactly thrilled about their ace’s participation.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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