Test pilots are highly skilled aviators responsible for rigorous testing of aircraft prototypes and new airframes to ensure safety and identify issues, often operating beyond normal flight parameters.

With enough money, NASA plans to begin flying its astronauts to the International Space Station before the end of 2017, but nongovernment test pilots may make the trip in one or more of the commercial ...

Specialization has long been important in the field of aviation, particularly when it comes to how aircraft are used. For example, although helicopters like the Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk are both ...