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| United States Naval Test Pilot School | |
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| Active | 1945 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Type | test pilot school |
| Role | Training of test pilots and flight test engineers |
| Part of | Naval Air Warfare Center |
| Home station | Naval Air Station Patuxent River |
| Nickname(s) | USNTPS |
The United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS), located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River in Patuxent River, Maryland, provides instruction to experienced United States Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, and foreign military experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test flight officers in the processes and techniques of aircraft and systems testing and evaluation.[1][2]
- ^ Wilson, George (1992). Flying the Edge: The Making of Navy Test Pilots. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: US Naval Institute Press. pp. 271. ISBN 9781557509253.
- ^ "US Naval Test Pilot School - Rotary Wing Proqram Update by Craig R. Nixon" (PDF). fcc.vtol.org. Retrieved 2019-01-08.