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test pilot

NOUN
aircraft tester
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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

Haise survived Apollo 13 and an airplane crash as a test pilot.

From Seattle Times

He was accompanied in the cockpit by Matthew Stannard, or Stanny, a test pilot for the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom who has been seconded to Virgin Orbit.

From The Verge

So in some ways, I was always cognizant of the fact that the Naval Academy, jet pilot and test pilot school, all those things were on a track to become an astronaut.

From The Verge

“Any mission that I can be assigned to,” said Dr. Berríos, an Air Force test pilot, before proposing another idea.

From New York Times