test pilot
noun1
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers.
- Written by Josh Singer, who shaped a triumph of investigative journalism into the award-winning Spotlight, First Man recounts a significant decade of [Neil] Armstrong's life, from pushing boundaries as a test pilot to taking that one small step for mankind.2018 October 9, A. A. Dowd, “The Star and Director of La La Land Reunite for First Man’s Spectacular Trip to the Moon”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2020:
- Related terms
- test-fly