which is set in 1961 during the height of the US-Soviet space race and depicts the journey of a determined USAF test pilot, who is recruited by NASA for a daring suborbital mission in a X-15 ...

These pilots go through rigorous training in order to do their jobs. Many test pilots are graduates of military training programs. The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy both have test pilot schools ...

The test flight of the XB-1 aircraft is a step in manufacturer Boom Supersonic's goals of building a supersonic passenger jet ...

NOVA: You fly for the Navy. Do test pilots tend to specialize in either commercial or military? Yates: Well, before there were test pilots there were just fleet guys, Navy or Air Force guys who ...

USAF TPS is where the Air Force's top pilots, navigators and engineers learn how to conduct safe, secure, effective, and efficient flight test of the Nation’s most advanced air and space systems.