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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As a test pilot, Sobczak works primarily out of the San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
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Nicolas Vega,celia Fernandez,jennifer Liu, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
Boom Supersonic Boom tested its flutter excitation system (FES) at Mach 0.6 ... which must be unnerving for a test pilot.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Watch the Twisters cast react to their costar David Corenswet landing Superman role
In DC comics, Hal Jordan was a test pilot that became the first human member of the Green Lantern Corps., an intergalactic organization of beings that safeguard the cosmos.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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Nicolas Vega,celia Fernandez,jennifer Liu, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
Boom Supersonic Boom tested its flutter excitation system (FES) at Mach 0.6 ... which must be unnerving for a test pilot.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Watch the Twisters cast react to their costar David Corenswet landing Superman role
In DC comics, Hal Jordan was a test pilot that became the first human member of the Green Lantern Corps., an intergalactic organization of beings that safeguard the cosmos.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Test pilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20pilot. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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