Five women among 24 graduates of USAF test pilot school
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The five female graduates in the Class of 2020a of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School pose at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Photo courtesy of Edwards Air Force Base
Dec. 21 (UPI) Five women are among 24 graduates of the test pilot program at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., class of 2020, a record number.
The rigorous, yearlong program at the only test pilot school of the U.S. Air Force accepts about 45 pilots and engineers per year, from about 300 applicants. This year, about 20% of applicants were female, double the usual number.