S. Air Force officer commissioning programs and for pilot training. Results showed that large mean score differences in applicant samples were substantially reduced among the pilot trainees. Despite differences in test performance, there was no evidence of differential validity for groups. When group ...
The mission launched fromVan Horn, sendingformer U.S. Air Force test pilot Ed Dwightand five others to the edge of space in the New Shepard capsule. Dwight, now 90 years old, was selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to train under theU.S. Air Forceprogram that would later p...
with its iconic B-15 bomber design that has stood the test of time. The water repellent outer shell ensures that you stay dry in the harshest winter conditions, while the rib sleeve cuffs and turn-down collar provide a snug fit and added warmth. The solid pattern and solid color make it...
First flight of the TCTS Inc. II on a US Navy F/A-18E at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Image: Collins) The US Navy has completed the first successful test flight of its next generation pilot training system on an operational F/A-18E/F Hornet at Naval ...
At Edwards Air Force Base in California, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works recently joined the US Air Force Test Pilot School and other government and industry partners in hosting US Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, to fly in the X-62A Variable in-flight simulation test aircraft (VISTA),...
The United States Air Force revealed that its General Dynamics NF-16D 86-0048 Variable-stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft, or VISTA, had been re-designated the X-62, according to a July 30 statement. Operated by the USAF Test Pilot School (TPS) with the support of Calspan and Lo...
astronauts ever to have piloted a space shuttle, flown on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, performed space walks and commanded the International Space Station. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and served as an experimental test pilot in the F-16 combined test force. ...
an 1993, the Pilot Candidate Selection Method (PCSM) was operationally implemented as an adjunct to US Air Force pilot training selection methods. PCSM combined the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Pilot composite scores from the Basic Attributes Test (BAT) and a measure of prior flyi...
“Dogfighting was the problem to solve so we could start testing autonomous artificial intelligence systems in the air,” Bill Gray, the chief test pilot at the Air Force’s Test Pilot School, said in a statement. “Every lesson we’re learning applies to every task you could give to an...
Robert Michael "Bob" White (July 6, 1924 – March 17, 2010) (Maj Gen, USAF) was an American electrical engineer, test pilot, fighter pilot, and astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NA...