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.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. â They soar into the desert skies, piloting some of the most sophisticated aircraft the world has ever seen. They have an innate understanding of high-performance aircraft and are always pushing the boundaries on performance.
They are the small cadre of flight test pilots who graduate from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS) at Edwards Air Force Base in California, and this year they include a group of five women, a record number.
The women of class 2020A of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base. Edwards AFP TPS
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