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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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.
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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
Both are Navy test pilots who have flown in space twice, according to Florida Today, part of the USA TODAY Network.
Williams, 58, is a former Naval test pilot with experience flying over 30 different aircraft.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
As described in the comics, Hal was a test pilot who became the first human member of the Green Lantern Corps., an intergalactic organization of beings that safeguard the cosmos, armed with powerful rings.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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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
Both are Navy test pilots who have flown in space twice, according to Florida Today, part of the USA TODAY Network.
Williams, 58, is a former Naval test pilot with experience flying over 30 different aircraft.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
As described in the comics, Hal was a test pilot who became the first human member of the Green Lantern Corps., an intergalactic organization of beings that safeguard the cosmos, armed with powerful rings.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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