The Society of Experimental Test Pilots
17th Annual Central Section Symposium
10 April 2026
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The 17th Annual Central Section Symposium will be held 10 April 2026. This year’s Symposium Chairman is
Allen Herbert, Textron Aviation (M).
Location:
The Textron Aviation Activity Center
9710 E. Central Avenue
Wichita, KS 67206
This is an official call for abstracts. Each technical presentation selected is given a 30-minute slot (25 minutes for the technical presentation and 5 minutes for questions from the audience). No proceedings are published for this Symposium, therefore formal written papers are not required.
Those interested in presenting should submit an abstract by 12 March 2026 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
REMINDER: You do not need to be an SETP Member to submit an abstract, so please share with your flight test colleagues. All SETP events are open to the public.