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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The two astronauts, both [Butch Wilmore] and [Sunita Williams] are test pilots.
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Linah Mohammad, NPR, 6 May 2024
Williams, 58, is a former Naval test pilot with experience flying over 30 different aircraft.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
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Linah Mohammad, NPR, 6 May 2024
Williams, 58, is a former Naval test pilot with experience flying over 30 different aircraft.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for test pilot
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“Test pilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20pilot. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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