test pilot

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Glover particularly misses those test pilot days, when he was pushing the limits of the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet in China Lake while completing a master’s degree on the side.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Adenot then became France's first woman helicopter test pilot in 2018.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Crew-12 marks the first spaceflight for mission specialist Sophie Adenot and pilot Jack Hathaway, both of whom have test pilot backgrounds.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

A top Chinese military test pilot told a Chinese newspaper in 2016 that domestically made engines struggled with insufficient thrust, high fuel consumption rates and poor reliability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

She pushed on to be a test pilot and was finally accepted for training.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson