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Léon Lemartin, the world's first professional test pilot, [1] under contract to Louis Blériot in c. 1910 Jimmy Doolittle in 1928 with his Curtiss R3C-2, around the time he pioneered blind flying Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1, first test pilot to break the sound barrier at Mach 1 in 1947 Neil Armstrong and the North American X-15 after a research test flight in 1960
The Right Stuff is a 1979 book by Tom Wolfe about the pilots engaged in U.S. postwar research with experimental rocket-powered, high-speed aircraft as well as documenting the stories of the first astronauts selected for the NASA's Project Mercury program.
Jean 'Skip' Ziegler in front of the Bell X-5 test article at Edwards Air Force Base. Ziegler after the first glide flight of the X-2. Jean "Skip" Ziegler (January 1, 1920 – May 12, 1953) was a United States test pilot. He was killed in an explosion of the Bell X-2 during a test flight in 1953.
The Cooper-Harper Handling Qualities Rating Scale [1] (HQRS), sometimes Cooper-Harper Rating Scale (CHRS), is a pilot rating scale, a set of criteria used by test pilots and flight test engineers to evaluate the handling qualities of aircraft while performing a task during a flight test. The scale ranges from 1 to 10, with 1 indicating the best ...
The Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) is an international organization dedicated to improving air safety by supporting the education and professional development of test pilots. The society promotes sound aeronautical design and development techniques and encourages the exchange of ideas among its members. [1]
Karl Baur (November 13, 1911 – October 12, 1963) was a German test pilot, flight instructor and engineer. His friends referred to him truly as "A Pilot's Pilot". His friends referred to him truly as "A Pilot's Pilot".
[1] Stanley was an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. [1] Three aircraft that Stanley worked closely with through design and/or test flight are on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Bell X-1, [9] the Bell XP-59A Airacomet, [4] and the Stanley Nomad. [3]
As a test pilot, he set a World Speed Record in an F4H-1 (F4B) Phantom. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was the first American to fly the Marine Corps' new AV-8A Harrier jet, capable of vertical takeoff and landing, [ 4 ] orchestrating its procurement for the Marine Corps and oversee development of the concept during his career.