test pilot

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The agencies told him that Rush not only wasn’t an elite military test pilot, as he had claimed to the CIA, but he also held no pilot credentials at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Air Force colonel with more than 27 years of experience as an instructor pilot, fighter pilot, and test pilot.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

He cut his teeth as a test pilot at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, in the Mojave.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Reid Wiseman is a US Navy test pilot turned astronaut, who spent six months on the International Space Station in 2014 as a flight engineer on Expedition 40.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

I really liked my job as a test pilot; in fact, I thought it was the best possible job I could have, except for one thing.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins