Dec. 13, 2006 Test Pilot School class 06A's 'Test Pirates' graduate Saturday The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School will graduate Class 06A Saturday, the school's 145th class since its beginning at Wright Field in 1944.Since its conception, the Test Pilot School has added women, engineers and navigators to the cadre of graduates, and Class 06A is no different, as the 12
Dec. 13, 2006 Idaho students study Edwards B-52 Seven students and a professor from the University of Idaho visited several organizations at Edwards on Tuesday for a subsystem evaluation on the B-52 Stratofortress.The University of Idaho students are currently attending a graduate level course, called Advanced Human Factors, and were assigned to
Dec. 13, 2006 AFOTEC, Det. 5 leads conclusion of first Global Hawk operational testing The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 Global Hawk Test Team concluded the first-ever operational flight test of the RQ-4A Global Hawk Block-10 Unmanned Air System Nov. 17.The operational testing, which validates the developmental test work done on the Block 10 production
Dec. 13, 2006 Dirt runway testing increases C-17 safety, agility In an effort to expand the capability of the C-17 Globemaster III, engineers and pilots are testing the aircraft in extreme runway conditions to eventually write the book for dirt runways during dry, wet, and muddy runway conditions.About 40 people from the C-17 Integrated Test Force are in the
Dec. 13, 2006 Historic unit reactivated to support F-35 Joint Strike Fighter operation The Air Force Flight Test Center resurrected a historic squadron to become the first unit to support the Joint Strike Fighter Oct. 27 here.The reactivation ceremony for the 461st Flight Test Squadron was held in the JSF Integrated Test Force facilities with a full-scale model of the F-35 Joint
Dec. 13, 2006 Edwards honors WASP through flight In honor of the Air Force's 60th Anniversary, Edwards gave one of the first Women Airforce Service Pilots the opportunity to once again fly with the service.Members of the 445th Flight Test Squadron here invited Margueritte Hughes Killen, former WASP member, to board a KC-135 Stratotanker and fly
Dec. 13, 2006 Jumpers test new F-35 JSF parachute system Test parachutists from the 418th Flight Test Squadron recently performed 10 jumps to test a new parachute system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.The jumpers donned the IGQ type 6000 parachute and jumped from a Twin Otter aircraft to make sure the canopy performs to manufacturer's specification.
Dec. 13, 2006 Base vet provides special care for No.1 patients It's a role she says she thoroughly enjoys, but there is still more to her job than just caring for the needs of the base residents' pets.For Army Capt. Jodi Sangster, the job as base veterinarian requires her to balance three different responsibilities for the base -- each with a different
Dec. 13, 2006 CTF evaluates Block 20 Global Hawk system The Global Vigilance Combined Test Force conducted a milestone engine run and completed the first of several taxi events for the Global Hawk Block 20 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., Sept. 26 and 27.The team conducted a safety-of-flight engine run to evaluate the Global Hawk and its