test pilot
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Acting for the Commissioner of Police, barrister Perry Herzfeld SC, argued the complaint should be rejected, because it would be clear to Mr Hartley, given his long aviation experience, including as a test pilot.
From Reuters
As Pancho Barnes, she made a stunt-pilot reputation for herself and ran the Happy Bottom Riding Club, the hangout beloved of early test pilots at the desert site that became Edwards Air Force Base.
From Los Angeles Times
Seeking to determine the MIG’s strengths and weaknesses in anticipation of future conflicts with the Soviet Union and its allies, the Air Force dispatched some of its most accomplished test pilots — including Maj.
From New York Times
But unlike many of the other early astronauts, he had never been a test pilot.
From New York Times
The names of the four people have not been released, though Raisbeck Engineering of Seattle identified them as two “highly experienced” test pilots, a flight-test director and an instrumentation engineer.
From Seattle Times
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