Test Pilot School

Test Pilot School

There are several test pilot schools and around the world, formed after the example of the original Empire Test Pilots' School in the UK. All have similar missions: to train already experienced pilots to test new and experimental aircraft. Many test pilot school graduates in the U.S. also go on to become astronauts.

*United States Naval Test Pilot School Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland
*U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Edwards Air Force Base, California
*National Test Pilot School (a civilian school) Mojave, California
*Empire Test Pilots' School
*École du Personnel Navigant d'Essais et de Réception (EPNER) Istres, France
*Indian Air Force Test Pilot School Bangalore, India
*Grupo Especial de Ensaios em Vôo Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil


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