test pilot

NOUN

aircraft tester

Synonyms

WEAK

analyst test driver tester tryer-out

Example Sentences

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Reid Wiseman, a 50-year-old former naval aviator and test pilot who also formerly served as a deputy chief of NASA's astronaut office, will be in command.

From Barron's

A top Chinese military test pilot told a Chinese newspaper in 2016 that domestically made engines struggled with insufficient thrust, high fuel consumption rates and poor reliability.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wandt, a former Swedish Air Force fighter pilot who was Saab’s chief test pilot, currently serves as the company’s chief innovation officer.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the only way to achieve this was to join the military and become a test pilot.

From BBC

He added that the questions sought to assist in establishing why "25 passengers and four crew were placed in an unairworthy aircraft that the MoD's most experienced test pilots were forbidden to fly."

From BBC