The Training and Utilization of Air Force Experimental Test Pilots
Abstract
The overall purpose of flight testing in its broadest sense is to assure that the Air Force will receive the optimum in engineering and materiel commensurate with the capabilities of our aviation industry, and the finances available. A further study of this flight test purpose indicates that there exists three general headings which can be classified as Evaluation, Development, and Research. All three are closely interrelated and the line of demarcation between them is best defined by the requirements of the Flight Test Organization necessary to serve each purpose. The primary purpose of the present Air Force flight test activity is to evaluate aircraft and aircraft component parts which have been purchased and designated as service articles. This evaluation requires only such engineering as is necessary to accurately measure the movement of the aircraft through space for a given configuration of power and control settings. The second purpose of flight testing is to serve the development of aircraft and component parts. The third purpose and that requiring the most comprehensive engineering study is the research for design criteria of future aircraft.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 21, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1168493
Entities
People
- Robert Cardenas
Organizations
- Air Force Test Center