Test Pilots: Faster, Higher, Farther - STEM in 30 Season 9 - Episode 2
Test pilots push the limits and evaluate experimental aircraft and systems. They learn these skills at United States Naval Test Pilot School.
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It takes a certain fearlessness to fly and evaluate experimental or newly-modified aircraft. The brave individuals who become test pilots do just that: they fly those aircraft and test new technologies. Test pilots have allowed us to break the speed of sound, pioneered blind flying, and pushed us to the edge of space. Each of these advancements has made air travel safer and more efficient. Join the STEM in 30 team as they take you inside the United States Naval Test Pilot School!
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This episode includes:
The history of test pilots: • Test Pilots: Faster, Higher, Farther ...
What is United States Naval Test Pilot School: • Test Pilots: Faster, Higher, Farther ...
Flying with Test Pilot School: • Test Pilots: Faster, Higher, Farther ...
Classroom time at Test Pilot School: • Test Pilots: Faster, Higher, Farther ...
The students of Naval Test Pilot School: • Test Pilots: Faster, Higher, Farther ...
Meet the aircraft at Test Pilot School: • Test Pilots: Faster, Higher, Farther ...
Isolating Variables: • Test Pilots: Faster, Higher, Farther ...
Try This at Home: Isolating variables on Paper Airplanes: • Test Pilots: Faster, Higher, Farther ...
Comfortable being uncomfortable: • Test Pilots: Faster, Higher, Farther ...
This episode is made possible by the generous support of Boeing