test pilot

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test pilot (plural test pilots)

  1. (aviation) An aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers.
    • 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 June 2020:
      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.

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