June 15, 2017 Test Pilot School graduates Class 16B Twenty officers completed the one year curriculum at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School to graduate as Class 16B June 9. Upon graduation from TPS, Class 16B includes 11 experimental test pilots, seven flight test engineers, one experimental remotely piloted aircraft operator and one experimental
April 7, 2021 Test Pilot school graduates first Space Test Fundamentals class The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduated the first-ever Space Test Fundamentals class April 6, 2021, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, the U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, was on-hand to give the graduation address.
March 6, 2013 Test Pilot School modernizes Systems curriculum Training the next generation of flight test professionals is not a responsibility the United States Air Force Test Pilot School takes lightly; and as weapon systems become increasingly complex, the school is modernizing the curriculum to more accurately represent future technological trends of the
June 8, 2016 Test Pilot School Ph.D. program accepting applications The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School is accepting graduate applications through July 31 for the Air Force Institute of Technology in-residence engineering Ph.D. program.The primary purpose of the program is to ensure the TPS curriculum and research programs reflect the state of the art in
Oct. 5, 2016 Test Pilot School students validate “smart” aircraft control system Test Pilot School class 16A tests L1 Adaptive Flight Control System.
July 10, 2020 Test Pilot School welcomes first female, flight test engineer commandant The Air Force Test Pilot School bid farewell to outgoing commandant, Col. Ryan Blake, and welcomed its new commandant, Col. Sebrina Pabon, during a Change of Command ceremony on Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 9.
July 7, 2010 Test Pilot School welcomes new commandant The United States Air Force Test Pilot School welcomed its 39th commandant July 7. Col. Noel Zamot assumed the role from outgoing commandant Col. Terry M. Luallen.The change of command ceremony was held in the TPS's Dick Scobee auditorium and was officiated by 412th Test Wing commander, Col. Dawn M.
Sept. 21, 2016 Test pilot's legacy honored Lorrie Epling (center), daughter of test pilot Milburn G. "Mel" Apt, and her family, daughters Rachel (left) and Brisley and husband Michael, pose with museum specialist Tony Moore in front of the newly-unveiled display of Apt and Bell X-2 at the Air Force Flight Test Museum Sept. 16. Apt was a US
Jan. 12, 2016 Test team aims at new machine gun for Pave Hawk Arriving in the rain, an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter landed at Edwards Jan. 5 to begin testing the ballistic dispersion of a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun.The Pave Hawk will be at Edwards until Jan. 22 where the 412th Test Wing and 418th Flight Test Squadron are providing the facilities,
June 27, 2017 Test team looks at new parachute for ACES II ejection seat Members of the 418th Flight Test Squadron are testing a new parachute canopy for the Advanced Concept Ejection Seat II, or ACES II. Testers are collecting data on the GR7000 parachute, which has been proposed to replace the current C-9 canopy used in the ACES II ejection seat. The testing is part of