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.
Sept. 17, 2013 TPS students test injection-jamming software on F-16 When it comes to timing, navigation, targeting, and weapons systems, GPS has become an integral part of the daily operations of the U.S. Air Force. But what happens when GPS becomes denied, degraded, or unavailable? It's an important question, and increasingly relevant as dependence on GPS
Dec. 12, 2006 TPS takes to open seas The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School took another step in building relations with other military services when Class 05B journeyed to San Diego recently and spent the day aboard the USS Stennis."Flying out to the carrier was an adventure in and of itself," said Capt. Randel Gordon, TPS student. "The
Oct. 23, 2012 TPS technical director honored for outstanding flight test contributions The Society of Flight Test Engineers honored United States Air Force Test Pilot School technical director, David L. Vanhoy, with the 2012 Kelly Johnson Award for excellence and outstanding achievement in flight test engineering. It is a single, annual award that recognizes an individual for their
Aug. 7, 2012 TPS welcomes new commandant The United States Air Force Test Pilot School welcomed its 41st commandant Aug. 3. Col. Paul Meyer, the first-ever Air Force Reservist and first non-TPS graduate to serve as commandant since Buzz Aldrin, handed the reins over to Col. Lawrence "Lars" Hoffman during a morning ceremony in Hangar 1207,
June 29, 2026 TPS, NATO partner to guide human-drone swarm interaction In alignment with this rapidly evolving environment, the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, has been refining its testing methodologies and partnering with international allies to safely and effectively evaluate the emerging cutting-edge aerospace
March 30, 2011 TPS's Test Management Program brings real-world projects to classroom United States Air Force Test Pilot School students endure a rigorous schedule where they have to balance intense academics while flying a wide variety of aircraft.Another portion of the 11-month course is the Test Management Program, a six- to eight-month project that gives the students hands-on
Oct. 10, 2012 Tracking systems for Red Bull Stratos project tested at Edwards While the Edwards community awaited the arrival of Space Shuttle Endeavour Sept. 20 to appear out of the blue sky on its final approach, FlightLine Films aerospace cinematographer Jay Nemeth carefully tracked NASA's shuttle carrier aircraft at approximately 30 miles out, testing his high-tech camera