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2023

NTPS President and CEO Retires, Names Replacement

01 December 2023
NTPS President and CEO Retires, Names Replacement On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the National Test Pilot School announces that Patrick Garman, President and CEO of NTPS, is retiring at the end o...

2022

NTPS Acquires Flight Research INC

22 December 2022
On behalf of the NTPS Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of Flight Research, Inc, we are pleased to announce the acquisition of Flight Research Inc assets and the creation of a new NTPS not ...

NTPS Staff And Students Attend 66th Annual SETP

05 October 2022
Last week, NTPS staff and students attended the 66th Annual Society of Experimental Test Pilots Symposium in Anaheim, CA. While the event offers the chance to foster professional relationships within...

For the Mojave Test Pilots, the Sky Has No Limits

05 October 2022
NTPS is in the news! Check out this article "For the Mojave Test Pilots, the Sky Has No Limits" by Italian reporter Francesco Militello Mirto of EmmeReports. Find the article in Italian here: ...

Dr. Battipede Teaches Flying Qualities I and II Courses

21 September 2022
NTPS and the Professional Course 22A and 22B students would like to thank Dr. Manuela Battipede of the Politecnico di Torino. Dr. Battipede spent a month at NTPS teaching Flying Qualities I and II ac...

Flying Qualities I Flight Testing Module

20 September 2022
Our professional course students have completed the third week of the Flying Qualities I Flight Testing module. After a week of academic lectures, simulators, and exams, they were excited to get back ...

NTPS is Participating in the AIAA AVIATION Forum in Chicago

05 July 2022
This week NTPS is participating in the AIAA AVIATION Forum in Chicago, connecting with other professionals from across the aerospace industry. If you're at the Forum, stop by our table to learn about ...

NTPS Professional Course Students Visit Multiple Aerospace Companies

27 June 2022
NTPS Professional Course students visited multiple aerospace companies all over the US as partof a weeklong field trip to gain exposure to the flight testing of new aircraft and systems designs.The te...

NTPS Graduate Assistant, Vikrant Sharma, Co-Authors Paper

04 June 2022
NTPS is pleased to announce that our Graduate Assistant, Vikrant Sharma, co-authored a paper titled “Unsteady CFD Studies for Gust Modeling in Store Separation”, recently published in the Defence Scie...

UAV Systems Flight Test Module

04 June 2022
During the UAV Systems Flight Test module, Professional Course students spent a week learning from Industry professionals about the intricacies involved with testing Uncrewed Aircraft Systems and thei...

T&E 4203 14 CFR Part 23/25/27/29 Avionics Certification Flight Testing Module

18 May 2022
NTPS professional course students traveled to Las Vegas (NV) last week to fly the Airbus A320 simulator as part of the T&E 4203 14 CFR Part 23/25/27/29 Avionics Certification Flight Testing module...

RW and FW P&FQ

18 May 2022
During the last two weeks NTPS held its Introduction to Performance and Flying Qualities (P&FQ) Testing Short Courses for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. Two diverse classes totaling 20 stude...

IAFTPS visits NTPS

28 April 2022
The Indian Air Force Test Pilot School (IAFTPS) visited NTPS on 28 and 29 April 2022. The 2-day visit was part of a Field Trip in the U.S. for the IAFTPS Staff and Students, both Test Pilots and Flig...

FTE Instructor (Rotary Wing) Job Opening

01 April 2022
Join the World’s Test Pilot School (TPS) providing instruction for professional aviators and engineers to train in the science and discipline of Flight Test. NTPS represents several firsts in the Flig...

FTE Instructor (Fixed Wing) Job Opening

NTPS Instructor Matteo Brambilla

24 March 2022
NTPS is pleased to announce our newest Flight Test Instructor, Matteo Brambilla. Matteo comes to us with 15 years of operational and flight test experience in the Italian Navy. As a former ...

Veterans and Military Benefits

26 January 2022
NTPS is proud to announce our participation in the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership program so that eligible active duty service members are able to obtain Tuition Assistance from...

2021

NTPS and Politecnico di Torino Sign MOU

29 November 2021
The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Politecnico di Torino (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) and NTPS....

NTPS Instructor Adam Francki

11 November 2021
NTPS is pleased to announce our newest Flight Test Instructor, Adam Francki. Adam comes to us with 15 years of operational and flight test experience in the Royal Australian Air Force. As a fo...

Brown Named NTPS President

12 August 2021
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, NTPS President & CEO, Dr. Allen L. (AL) Peterson is pleased to announce that Mr. James E. (JB) Brown III has been selected as the next NTPS President ef...

RAeS Honors NTPS Instructor

22 July 2021
NTPS Instructor Patrick Hutcheson Inducted into Royal Aeronautical Society The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) is pleased to announce that Patrick D Hutcheson has been conferred a fellowship in the...

Shawn Coyle Last Flight

13 July 2021
NTPS was saddened to hear of the passing of Shawn Coyle on 19 June 2021 at the age of 71. Shawn was well known throughout the flight test community and was an instructor at NTPS from 2001 to 2004. Blu...

NTPS Grad Thomas Hennig featured by German MOD

01 June 2021
Thomas Hennig is Technical Higher Government Councilor at the Defense Technical Service for Aircraft and Aviation Equipment of the German Armed Forces (WTD 61) in Manching. There he works as a fl...

NTPS 40th Anniversary!

03 May 2021
(Mojave, CA) 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 fr...

Benz's Family Donations

28 April 2021
For those interested, here is a link to the gofundme page for Benz's family: https://gofund.me/a0069a13...

Tailwinds Benz

27 April 2021
It is with great sadness that NTPS announces the passing of Wing Commander Satapat "Benz" Rattana, Royal Thailand Air Force from Cancer. He was 36. Benz excelled at NTPS and was a Distinguished...

NTPS Faculty & Staff Vaccinated

15 April 2021
NTPS announces that the NTPS Faculty and Staff have been vaccinated for COVID-19. Professional Course Students should be complete with their vaccinations by the end of April or early May depending on ...

2021 FTE GA Selections Announced!

22 March 2021
NTPS Selections for the 2021 Flight Test Engineer GA Program The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) is pleased to announce that the selection process for the 2021 Flight Test Engineer Graduate Assis...

2020

Dr. AL Wins SETP Doolittle Award

09 October 2020
On 25 September 2020, the Society of Experimental Test Pilots announced Dr. Allen L. (AL) Peterson as the recipient of the 2020 Doolittle Award. The James H. Doolittle award was established in...

NTPS Grad Sikorsky Senior Manager

29 September 2020
Oleson Named Sikorsky Flight Test Engineering Senior Manager I am pleased to announce Robert (Duane) Oleson has accepted the role of Flight Test Engineering (FTE) Senior Manager, based in West Palm...

NTPS Newsletter: Special Edition!

28 September 2020
Hello NTPS Family and Friends and Greetings from Sunny (and Smoky) Mojave! 2020 is a crazy year everywhere and NTPS is no exception; COVID-19...

NTPS Featured in Forbes!

10 September 2020
NTPS Featured in Forbes Magazine! Click here to read the article at forbes.com. Air Force Space Command Tapped America’s ‘Other’ Test Pilot School To Start Up A Space Force Flight Test Teamby Eric...

NTPS Instructor Wins Northrop Award

31 March 2020
Dr. Al Peterson, NTPS President/CEO and Jim Brown “JB”, VP/COO gave presentations at the Society of Experimental Test Pilots West Coast Symposium held in San Diego from March 12-13, 2020. JB’s p...

NTPS ACCREDITED!!

31 March 2020
On February 26th, 2020, NTPS made Flight Test Education History becoming the first and only test pilot school in the world to achieve Institutional Accreditation! In addition to ABET Accreditati...

NTPS Space Test Course!

24 March 2020
Great article on the new NTPS Space Test Course recently held for the new US Space Force! 03.20.2020Story and Photo by Natalie Stanley 926th Wing/Public Affairs NELLIS AI...

NTPS Instructor to Receive MBE

03 March 2020
NTPS Instructor Andy Edgell has been selected to be appointed to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, The Most Excellent Order of the British ...

2020 Graduate Assistant Program

04 February 2020
Flight Test Engineering Graduate Assistant Program at the National Test Pilot School Are you a recent engineering graduate considering launching your career towards the sky? Would you like to apply y...

Another NTPS Graduate Makes First Flight!

23 January 2020
On Janury 15th 2020, NTPS Graduate Captain Ettore P. participated in the first flight of Leonardo's Falco Xplorer drone aircraft. Falco Xplorer took off from Trapani Air Force base and flew for around...

2019

NTPS Graduate Makes First Flight

06 September 2019
On 30 August 2019, NTPS Graduate Damian Hischier flew the first public manned demonstration of an EVTOL in aviation history, which makes him the first official test pilot of EVTOL aircraft. Continue ...

NTPS Alumni Support HH-60W First Flight

04 June 2019
On May 17th 2019, the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) achieved first flight with support from NTPS alumni. Alumni pictured below from left to right; John Biscaino (Test Pilot), Les...

2018

NTPS President inducted as SETP Fellow

10 October 2018
Congratulations to Dr. AL on this high honor. Here is the Fellow write-up from the event: Dr. Allen L. “AL” Peterson is the President and CEO of the National Test Pilot School. Graduating from ...

NTPS Celebrates Graduating Students

14 June 2018
On June 14, 2018, NTPS celebrated the graduation of a new class of 6 Test Pilots and 6 Flight Test Engineers. Front Row (L to R): Lieutenant Commander Stephen Collins, Royal Navy. Completed the ...

NTPS 6th Annual Flight Test Camp Goes Vertical!

28 June 2018
The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) completed its sixth annual one week Flight Test Camp (FTC) for 19 students from seven local high schools from 18-22 June 2018. The focus of NTPS FTC is ...

NTPS Welcomes New Ship to the Fleet

17 Janurary 2018
On January 17, 2018, NTPS accepted delivery of it’s newest aircraft, a two-seat MiG-21UM. The aircraft was ferried, in seven flights, from Wilmington Delaware by NTPS Vice President/COO Jim “JB” Bro...

2017

NTPS Celebrates Graduating Students

15 December 2017
On December 15, 2017 the latest Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer graduates were honored in a formal ceremony. The graduates included year-long Professional Course and EASA Category 2 students. Also...

Red Bulletin Double Feature: THE PILOTS

16 August 2017
A second Red Bulletin magazine article titled "THE PILOTS" features the outstanding instructor and student pilots of the National Test Pilot School. Photo credit: Jim Krantz ...

NTPS Featured in Red Bulletin Magazine

10 August 2017
NTPS, COO & Test Pilot Instructor Jim "JB" Brown, and Professional Course student Marco Lisi featured in The Red Bulletin magazine article "NERVES OF STEEL: MOJAVE DESERT TEST PILOTS" Photo credi...