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JB Brown (F) Named NTPS President

National Test Pilot School (NTPS) Mojave, CA On behalf of the Board of Trustees, NTPS President & CEO, Dr. Allen L. (AL) Peterson is pleased to announce that Mr. James E... Read more

Fellows Class of 2021

The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is pleased to announce the Fellows Class of 2021. The Fellows’ presentation will be held during the 65th Annual Symposium at the Banquet on Saturday... Read more

NTPS 40th Anniversary!

The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) is proud to announce our 40th Anniversary!! 29 April 2021 marked 40 years of NTPS providing flight test training to Test Pilots & FTEs... Read more

First Flight: Boeing’s Advanced …
The latest generation of the venerable F-15 fighter took flight on 2 February in St. Louis, with Boeing chief test pilot Matt Giese (AF) at the controls. The flight lasted…
Virgin Orbit Launch
Kelly Latimer (AF), Eric Bippert (M) and Todd "Leif" Ericson (F) had the honor of flying the first ever air launch of a liquid-fueled rocket into orbit, successfully deploying 9…
2021 SETP European Symposium Cance…
SETP is sorry to report that due to the ongoing issues related to COVID-19 we have made the decision to cancel the European Symposium that was scheduled to be held…
Flight Test Safety Database Update
The Flight Test Safety Database is once again available to everyone at http://ftsdb.grc.nasa.gov/. Please pass this info on to your colleagues and friends within the flight test community. Thank you all for…
SETP Election Results
The votes are in and the results of the SETP Election of Officers to serve on the 2020/2021 Board of Directors are as follows: Nils Larson (F) was elected as President-Elect. …