test pilot
noun
: a pilot who specializes in putting new or experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them (as for strength) by producing strains in excess of normal
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In movies the test pilot kicks the tires and goes, that whole romantic Chuck Yeager thing.
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J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Boeing launched its first crew for NASA in June, but the Starliner capsule encountered so many problems that the two test pilots ended up stuck at the space station.
—Marcia Dunn, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
This is because the two test pilots, Guld Bowman and Isamu Dyson, know one another.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Thus, the two antagonistic test pilots and their love interest must thwart something far more sinister.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Boeing launched its first crew for NASA in June, but the Starliner capsule encountered so many problems that the two test pilots ended up stuck at the space station.
—Marcia Dunn, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
This is because the two test pilots, Guld Bowman and Isamu Dyson, know one another.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Thus, the two antagonistic test pilots and their love interest must thwart something far more sinister.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Test pilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20pilot. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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