Dec. 2, 2013 TPS new parking lot open A two-month parking lot renovation at the USAF Test Pilot School reached completion during the first week of November. The project was first discussed in 2011 and the contract was drawn up during fiscal year 2012. The old parking lot was filled with pot holes and the stripes marking each parking
March 5, 2012 TPS painting restored by renowned aviation artist Mike Machat In 1982, renowned aviation artist Mike Machat stepped foot in the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School for the very first time where he was greeted by a NF-104 painting by British aviation artist, Douglas Ettridge. It was the first piece of artwork he had seen at Edwards. Captivated by the painting,
Sept. 24, 2013 TPS says goodbye to T-38As The United States Air Force Test Pilot School here has used the T-38 Talon Supersonic Trainer in its curriculum for decades. The highly-modified A-model of the aircraft landed at Edwards AFB for the last time Friday, Sept. 20. As a tribute to the aircraft, the flight was designated a "heritage
March 22, 2016 TPS softball team a hit at air show kickoff Students and staff from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base stepped up to the plate March 18 to help welcome the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels to the Antelope Valley.The Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron was in town ahead of the 2016 L.A. County Air Show where they served as
Sept. 1, 2015 TPS softball team takes trophy After finishing the softball season .500 for the regular season with 6 wins and 6 losses, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School softball team took the Edwards AFB Championship. The team was seeded 7 going into the playoffs and shocked their opponents by going undefeated to take it all. TPS beat the
Aug. 25, 2010 TPS student receives long awaited award A U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School student was honored Aug. 20 for being both a top fighter pilot and a top citizen. Capt. Timothy J. Spaulding received the 2008 Lt. Col. Anthony Shine Fighter Pilot Award during a ceremony before a commandant's call in the TPS Dick Scobee auditorium. The award is
April 10, 2012 TPS students analyze C-12 Huron rudder forces Karl Major, a civilian test pilot at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, has been studying and flying the C-12 Huron for years. Over the years, he noticed an interesting phenomenon with the aircraft while experiencing sideslip.Under certain conditions, the more the pilot would push on the
April 13, 2017 TPS students get new knowledge from historic aircraft Recently a group of students spent some time in the Air Force Flight Test Museum looking at a range of historic aircraft from the earliest days of flight test here up to present day. This was not a recreational visit. They were there for a flight sciences course, and the students were from the U.S.
April 2, 2013 TPS students ready Auto ACAS for initial testing Members of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School's Class 12B recently completed proof of concept and risk reduction testing on the Automatic Air Collision Avoidance System (Auto ACAS), developed to reduce the number of air-to-air collisions among U.S. fighter fleets. The HAVE POSIT II test
March 11, 2015 TPS students 'stay classy' during test management project It's Test Management Project season at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. In order to earn a master's degree in flight test, each student must successfully complete a TMP, the school's equivalent of a thesis, and present the results in June.HAVE CLASS, is a controlled L1 adaptive stability study.