James E. Brown III
President, NTPS (Accountable Manager)
Fixed Wing Test Pilot Instructor
Academic Qualifications
BS Civil Engineering, Virginia Military Institute
MS Management, Troy State University
USAF Test Pilot School, 86A
Flight Qualifications
Airline Transport Pilot, MEL
Commercial Privileges and CFI, SEL, SES
Over 9,600 hours in 141 different aircraft
Flight Test Experience
A-7D – Electronic Warfare
F-15 A/B/C/D – Software, Radar and Weapons Integration
F-15E Initial Development – Avionics, Weapons Systems, Propulsion
Classified Prototypes – Avionics, Weapons, Electronic Warfare, Countermeasures
F-117A Follow-on Testing – OFP Development, Avionics Integration, Loads, Weapons, Systems Effectiveness (Stealth)
F-22A Initial and Follow-on Testing – Envelope Expansion, Performance and Flying Qualities, Loads, Flutter, Propulsion, Avionics, Software, Weapons, Electronic Warfare, Systems Effectiveness (Stealth), Production Acceptance
Management Experience
Chief Operating Officer; Vice President – National Test Pilot School
Head of Training – National Test Pilot School
Chief Test Pilot F-22A; Chief Test Pilot F-117 – Lockheed Martin
Chief of Flight Operations – Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)
Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
Daedalians
National Test Pilot School
P.O. Box 658
Mojave, CA 93502-0658 USA
Phone: +1 (661) 824-2977
Fax: +1 (661) 824-2943
Email: jbrown@ntps.edu