List of SETP members explained

The Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) is an international organization dedicated to improving air safety by supporting the education and professional development of test pilots. The society promotes sound aeronautical design and development techniques and encourages the exchange of ideas among its members.[1] SETP was initially formed in 1955 by a small group of US civilian test pilots at a café near Edwards Air Force Base and has grown to include over 2,400 members from over thirty countries.[2] The society hosts symposia and workshops in the United States, Canada, Europe, and India.[3] Member success is recognized and celebrated by yearly awards in areas including flight test performance, technical management, and flight test safety.[4] The society publishes a record of its activities in Cockpit magazine.[5]

Notable members and friends

The following tables are drawn from living and deceased society members, honorary fellows, former members, and friends of the society.

Key

Status
AFRecognized as an associate fellow of SETP
AMRecognized as an associate member of SETP
CMRecognized as a charter or founding member of SETP
FRecognized as a fellow of SETP[6]
FRRecognized as a friend of SETP[7]
HFRecognized as an honorary fellow of SETP
MRecognized as a member of SETP
PServed as a president of SETP

Members

The following table contains current members of the society and those who were members at the time of their death.

Individual was killed in an aviation-related accident.

NameCountry StatusNotability
USAMHelicopter flight test[8] and aerobatics[9]
USAM1965 USAF MOL Group, X-15 Flight 191[10] [11]
USAMGemini 12, Apollo 11,[12] USAF Test Pilot School commandant[13] [14]
USAMSTS-46, STS-62, STS-75[15]
USAMApollo 8[16]
USAFTriple ace of World War II,[17] FICON project[18]
USAMHarrier jump jet testing,[19] [20] deputy director of Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center[21] [22]
USACM,FX-15, Gemini 8, Apollo 11, first person to walk on the Moon[23] [24]
USAMLTV A-7 Corsair II, STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81[25]
USAAMNASA Astronaut Group 3[26]
USAMApollo 12, Skylab 3[27]
UKFFirst flights of the Hawker P.1127, Kestrel, and Harrier[28]
USAFFormer Director, Operational Test and Evaluation[29]
USAMSTS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79 (up), STS-81 (down)[30]
USAAFSpaceShipOne flight 17P to win Ansari X Prize[31]
USAFSTS-6, STS-51-D, STS-51-J[32]
USAMSTS-126, STS-133[33]
USAFApollo–Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41-B, STS-35[34]
USAMSTS-8, STS-51-G, STS-32, STS-49[35]
USACM,MD-558-II speed and altitude records,[36] X-3 testing[37] [38]
USAP,FF-117[39] and F-22 flight test,[40] National Test Pilot School president[41]
USAM1966 NASA Group 5[42] [43]
USAFSTS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88[44]
USAMB-29 pilot for sound barrier mission,[45] YB-49 testing[46]
USAFTriple ace of World War II, D-558/I/II testing and record attempts[47] [48]
USAMSkylab 4[49]
USAMSTS-33[50]
USAMSTS-36, STS-54, STS-62, STS-77[51]
USAFGemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17[52]
NORFFirst flights of S-3 and P-3[53] [54]
USAMSTS-41-D, STS-29, STS-39[55]
USAMSTS-56, STS-69, STS-80, STS-98, STS-111[56]
USAAFAirshow[57] and test pilot on the BD-10, BD-12,[58] and Proteus[59] [60]
USACM,MFirst flight of the Convair XFY Pogo[61]
USAMGemini 10, Apollo 11[62]
USAFGemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2[63]
USAAFFlight test of F-117 and F-22[64]
USAAFMercury-Atlas 9, Gemini 5[65]
USAMFlight test and demonstration of the F-20[66] [67]
USAMFirst flight of the XB-70[68]
USAFSTS-51-I, STS-26, STS-38, STS-61[69]
USAF1962 Dyna-Soar Group 2, 1965 USAF MOL Group 1[70]
USAFSTS-1, STS-7, STS-41-C, STS-41-G[71] [72]
USACM,FFirst to fly at twice the speed of sound; X-15 design, development, and flight test[73]
USAMApollo 7[74]
USAFX-15 Flight 174, X-15 Flight 197, lifting body testing[75]
USACM,FFighter ace of World War II, Hughes Aircraft Company test pilot[76]
USAMNuclear weapons testing,[77] USAF Test Pilot School commandant[78]
USAMSTS-118, STS-133[79]
USAMApollo 16[80]
USAMSTS-131[81]
USAMSTS-89[82]
USAMApollo 7[83]
USAFFormer FAA Administrator and former Director of the National Air and Space Museum[84]
USAFX-15 Flight 138, X-15 Flight 143, X-15 Flight 153, ALT, STS-2, STS-51-I[85]
USAFX-plane testing, X-1 and X-2 speed and altitude records, "fastest man alive" in 1956[86]
USACM,MRyan V/STOL aircraft flight test including the XV-5 Vertifan[87] [88]
USAAM1965 USAF MOL Group 1[89]
USAMSoyuz MS-04 (Expedition 51/52)[90]
USAMSTS-105, STS-117, STS-128[91]
USAMFirst solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft[92] [93]
USAAM1963 NASA Group 3[94]
USAMSTS-110, STS-122[95]
USAFALT, STS-3, STS-51-F[96]
USAFPiloted B-52 launch aircraft for multiple X-planes, XB-70 testing, Boeing 747 SCA testing[97]
USAMSTS-124, Soyuz TMA-21 (Expedition 27/28)[98]
USAFLifting body testing including first flight of the X-24A[99]
USAFMercury-Atlas 6, STS-95[100]
USAAFGemini 11, Apollo 12[101]
USAMSTS-51-B, STS-33, STS-44, Deputy Administrator of NASA[102]
USAMSTS-51-D[103]
USAMMercury-Redstone 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1[104]
USAMSTS-40, STS-59[105]
CANMSTS-74, STS-100, Soyuz TMA-07M (Expedition 34/35)[106]
USAFApollo 13, ALT[107]
USAMSTS-124, STS-132[108]
USAFSTS-4, STS-41-D, STS-61-A[109]
USAFSTS-7, STS-51-A, STS-26[110]
USAAMChief of Naval Operations, 1978–1982[111] [112]
USAMTest pilot, former Piper CEO, and former FAA Administrator[113]
USAP,FTranscontinental, time-to-climb, and speed records;[114] air show pilot[115]
USAMSTS-96, STS-107[116]
USAMApollo 15[117]
USACM,AFF-86 speed record, first flights of F-111, F-102, and F-106[118]
USAMSTS-125[119]
USAAFSTS-103, STS-118, Soyuz TMA-16M/Soyuz TMA-18M (Exp 43/44/45/46, ISS year-long mission)[120]
USAMDouble ace of the Korean War, first flight above 100,000 feet in Bell X2[121]
USAP,FSpeed record on X-15 Flight 188, astronaut wings on X-15 Flight 190[122]
USAMSTS-127/128 (Expedition 20), Soyuz TMA-19M (Expedition 46/47)[123]
USAFTest pilot on White Knight Two and Cosmic Girl[124] [125]
USAF1965 USAF MOL Group[126]
USACM,FAir racer and Lockheed test pilot with many first flights including XF-90, XF-104, and U-2[127]
USAMSTS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, STS-133[128]
USAMSTS-111, STS-113[129]
USAMHigh angle of attack flight test, 1996 NASA Group[130]
USAFGemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13[131]
USAFLLRV and XB-70 testing[132] [133]
USAMSpaceX Crew-5 (Expedition 67/68)[134]
USAMAir racer and movie precision pilot[135]
USAFHughes Aircraft Company test pilot, aviation author[136]
USAMApollo 16, STS-4, STS-51-C[137]
USAMSTS-41-G, STS-61-E (never flew)[138]
USAMSTS-34[139]
USAMGemini 4, Apollo 9[140]
USACM,MHigh-speed flight research programs,[141] astronaut wings for X-15 Flight 150[142]
USAMSTS-39, STS-54, STS-66[143]
USAP,FFirst flight of the NASA AD-1[144]
USAMSTS-38, STS-50, STS-64[145]
USAFSTS-92, STS-112, STS-120,[146] NASA deputy administrator[147]
RSAFFirst commercial astronaut as pilot of SpaceShipOne flight 15P[148] [149]
USAMApollo 14[150]
USAFBell X-1 and Bell X-5 testing[151]
USAMAir show pilot flying privately owned Harrier jump jet[152] [153]
USACM,FT-38 and YA-9 first flights[154]
USAMSTS-42, STS-56, STS-67[155]
USAMSTS-5, STS-51-B[156]
USAMCEO of Gulfstream Aerospace[157]
USAFFirst pilot to shoot down a satellite from an aircraft[158]
USAMX-15 flight testing[159]
USAFLifting body flight testing[160]
USAMHelicopter aviation pioneer[161]
USAMSTS-122, STS-131[162]
USAMSTS-98, STS-116, STS-127[163]
USAAFSTS-55, STS-71, STS-84, STS-91[164]
USAP,FFirst USAF pilot to fly the F-22[165]
USAFSTS-42, STS-51, STS-79[166]
USAMSTS-48, STS-60[167]
USAMSTS-28, STS-41, STS-50, STS-64[168]
USAM1960 Dyna-Soar Group 1[169]
USAMSTS-73, STS-80, STS-85, STS-96, STS-100[170]
USAMApollo 14[171]
SWIMFirst to fly a jet engine-powered wing[172] [173]
USAFAstronaut wings on X-15 Flight 87[174]
USAFDesigner of record-breaking aircraft[175] and spacecraft[176] [177]
USAFFirst non-stop, non-refueled around-the-world flight[178]
USACM,FFirst flights of L-188 Electra, P-3 Orion, and YF-104A Starfighter[179]
USAFFirst flight of the Lockheed A-12[180]
USAFMercury-Atlas 8, Gemini 6A, Apollo 7[181]
USAMSTS-41-C, STS-51-L (disaster)[182]
USAMGemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15[183]
USAAFSTS-58, STS-76, STS-90[184]
USAM1962 NASA Group 2[185]
USAP,FFormer president of Scaled Composites[186] and The Spaceship Company[187]
USAFMercury-Redstone 3, Apollo 14[188]
USAAFScaled Composites test pilot for SpaceShipOne and SpaceShipTwo[189] [190]
USAFApollo–Soyuz Test Project[191]
USAMSTS-61-B[192]
USAMSTS-29, STS-38[193]
USAFGemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo–Soyuz Test Project[194]
USAFCircumnavigation of the globe in 1931[195]
USAP,FSpeed and altitude records testing the YF-12[196]
USAMSTS-41-B, STS-51-J[197]
USAP,FPiloted VSS Unity VP-03 above 50 miles[198]
USAAFApollo 13[199]
USAAM1965 USAF MOL Group 1[200]
USAFFighter ace of World War II, former US Deputy Secretary of Defense[201]
USAFFirst flights of the Tacit Blue and F-5F[202]
USAMFirst person to fly a lifting body, X-15 flight test[203]
USAMSoyuz MS-07 (Expedition 54/55)[204]
USAP,FX-35[205] and F-35 flight test[206] [207] [208]
USAFCo-pilot on the first flight of the B-52[209]
UKFFirst British pilot to fly Concorde[210]
USAFFirst former astronaut to be NASA administrator[211]
USACM,P,FBoeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 flight testing[212]
USAAFSTS-51-A, STS-30, STS-53, STS-69[213]
USACM,FHighest flights of the X-15 program—X-15 Flight 90, X-15 Flight 91[214] [215]
USAMSTS-32, STS-52, STS-63, STS-86, STS-102, STS-113[216]
USAMSTS-120, Soyuz TMA-19 (Expedition 24/25)[217]
USAP,FFirst flights of both XB-70s[218]
USAMGemini 4, Apollo 1[219]
USAMFirst "winged astronaut" on X-15 Flight 62[220]
USAMSTS-68, STS-79, STS-89, STS-106[221]
USAAM1963 NASA Group 3[222]
USAMSTS-51-D, STS-34[223]
USAMSTS-101, Soyuz TMA-8 (Exp 13), Soyuz TMA-16 (Exp 21/22), Soyuz TMA-20M (Exp 47/48)[224]
USAMSTS-116/117 (Exp 14/15), Soyuz TMA-05M (Exp 32/33), Boeing Crewed Flight Test[225]
USAP,F1960 Dyna-Soar Group 1[226]
USAFFirst pilot to exceed the speed of sound in level flight[227]
USAFGemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, STS-9[228]

Honorary fellows

The following table contains honorary fellows of the society both living and dead. A complete list of Honorary Fellows is published by the society.[229]

Individual was killed in an aviation-related accident.

NameCountry StatusNotability
USAHFFather of systems engineering at Wright Field,[230] F-86 speed record[231]
FRAHFPioneering woman aviator who set several world speed records[232]
UKHFFirst British pilot to exceed Mach 1 in a British aircraft in level flight[233]
USAHFEarly aviator who received the Airmail Flyers' Medal of Honor in 1935[234]
USAHFFather of modern flight testing,[235] [236] P-80 airspeed record[237]
USAHFPioneering test pilot and commander of USAF Logistics Command[238]
USAHFFirst flights of the N-1M[239] and XP-61[240]
UKHFFourteen victory ace in World War I[241]
UKHFFlew more types of aircraft (487) than anyone else in history[242]
FRAHFSoyuz T-6, Soyuz TM-7 / Mir Aragatz / Soyuz TM-6, STS-86[243]
USAHFPioneering woman racing pilot,[244] multiple speed and altitude records[245]
USAHFDevelopment of the F-14 Tomcat,[246] USN Test Pilot School director[247]
USAHFFirst US military jet pilot, director of R&D at HQ USAF[248]
USAHFHelped design the USA's first operational jet fighter, named LM's Skunk Works[249]
UKHFNight fighter ace during World War II[250]
USAHFThe Three Seahawks USN aerobatic team,[251] USN Test Pilot School director[252]
UKHFBAC TSR-2 testing[253]
USAHFRecord-breaking speed flights, air racer, development and flight-test of instrument flying[254]
UKHFFighter ace of World War II, 1953 air speed record, Hawker Hunter development[255]
USAHF1926 Pan American Goodwill Flight, 1929 world flight endurance record[256]
USAHFFighter ace of World War II, Vought F7U Cutlass flight test, Blue Angels solo[257]
USAHFFirst US military aviator, first US radio/air reconnaissance[258]
SPAHFFirst flight from Madrid to Manila in 1926[259]
USAHFBell X-1 flight testing[260]
USAHFDesign and test of F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat[261]
USAHFFirst flight of the Barling Bomber,[262] first American military pilot saved by a parachute[263]
UKHFDistance records, chief test pilot for Vickers Armstrongs[264]
USAHFPioneering developer of the helicopter[265]
GERHFCo-designer of the world's first jet-powered flying wing, the Horten Ho 229[266]
USAHFAir racer[267] and flight test of multiple Douglas aircraft[268]
USAHFRecord-setting air racer, founder of Hughes Aircraft Company[269]
USAHFFighter development during World War II[270]
USAHFFirst solo transatlantic flight[271]
GERHFFormed the Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation in 1917[272]
USAHFAce of World War II, early jet fighter testing, deputy director of National Air and Space Museum[273]
USAHFFirst double amputee to be licensed as a racing pilot[274]
USAHFRecord setting flights for altitude, distance, and endurance[275]
USAHFAviation world record attempts, P-38 flight test[276]
USAHFFirst flight of the Grumman XFF-1[277]
USAHFAutogyro pioneer[278] [279]
RUSHFFirst flight in the prototype MiG-21[280]
UKHFFormer chief test pilot at Westland Aircraft and aviation author[281]
USAHFFormer Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for air[282]
USAHFFounded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)[283]
UKHFFormer chief test pilot for Vickers, aviation author[284]
GERHFThird most successful fighter pilot in aviation history[285] with 275 victories[286]
GERHFFlight tested many of Germany's new aircraft during World War II[287]
USAHFFounder of Ryan Aeronautical[288]
FRAHFFormer chief test pilot for Dassault Aviation[289]
RUSHFFounder of the Seversky Aero Corporation[290]
RUSHFAviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft[291]
BRAHFFounder of Embraer[292]
UKHFAviation pioneer and founder of Sopwith Aviation Company[293]
USAHFEarly aviator and inventor who made his first solo flight in 1914[294]
USAHFFirst American to fly a jet aircraft as a test pilot for Bell Aircraft[295] [296]
USAHFUSN test pilot awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War[297]
USAHFFirst flight of the XF3D-1[298]
USAHFFirst US Navy pilot to fly a jet aircraft, co-founder of USN Test Pilot School[299]
USAHFThree-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race[300]
UKHFFirst to fly a jet aircraft faster than 1,000 mph[301]
USAHFAviation pioneer responsible for retractable landing gear[302] [303]
UKHFDevelopment of autogyros[304]
USAHFChief of the Air Materiel Command's Flight Test Division at Wright Field[305]
USAHFDeveloped a tailless flying car known as the Waterman Arrowbile[306]
UKHFInventor of the turbojet engine[307]
USAHFPioneering air-racer and aircraft engineer[308]
FRAHFFounder and first president of Airbus[309]
POLHFFlight test of Canadian supersonic aircraft[310]

Former members

The following table contains former members of the society both living and dead. Members may resign from the society by submitting a written notice.[311] The society does not publish the names of former members so inclusion in this table must be determined by reliable sources other than the society itself (e.g. a public statement from the former member, biographies from a reliable source showing membership was dropped, etc).

NameCountry StatusNotability
USAMMercury-Atlas 7[312] [313]
USAMSTS-72, STS-81, STS-97, STS-115[314] [315]
USAMSpeed records[316] and aviation author[317]
USAMApollo 9[318] [319]

Friends

The following table contains individuals who were not eligible for membership but assisted the society in its endeavors and were recognized as a friend of the society. A complete list of friends is published by the society.[320]

NameCountry StatusNotability
USAFRAuthor and former USAF historian[321]
USAFRFirst host of ABC's Good Morning America,[322] SETP symposia moderator[323]
USAFRChairman of Hilton Hotels Corporation[324]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to SETP . The Society of Experimental Test Pilots . July 17, 2022.
  2. Web site: The History of SETP . The Society of Experimental Test Pilots . July 17, 2022.
  3. Web site: SETP Symposia and Events . The Society of Experimental Test Pilots . July 17, 2022.
  4. Web site: SETP Award Criteria . The Society of Experimental Test Pilots . July 17, 2022.
  5. Web site: SETP Cockpit Magazine . The Society of Experimental Test Pilots . July 17, 2022.
  6. Web site: SETP SOP 4-4, Grades of Membership . October 25, 2017 . 1–4 . The Society of Experimental Test Pilots . August 16, 2022.
  7. Web site: Friend of the Society Award Criteria . The Society of Experimental Test Pilots . August 26, 2022.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140625113041/http://www.rotor.com/Events/SalutetoExcellenceAwards.aspx . June 25, 2014 . Salute to Excellence Awards . Helicopter Association International . Helicopter Association International . February 26, 2014 . HAI (rotor.com) . June 26, 2022.
  9. Web site: Pilot of the Year Award: Chuck Aaron . R. Randall . Padfield . February 25, 2014 . HAI 2014 Heli-Expo News . accepted as a full member in the Society of Experimental Test Pilots in 2011 . AINonline.
  10. Web site: Michael J. Adams Biography . NASA . June 26, 2022.
  11. Book: The Society of Experimental Test Pilots, History of the First 20 Years . 1978 . Taylor Publishing Company . Covina, California . 214 . 78-62089 . accepted for membership on 6 September 1967.
  12. Web site: Dr. Buzz Aldrin . June 11, 2020 . NASA . June 26, 2022.
  13. News: Buzz Aldrin Fast Facts . CNN . January 16, 2022 . August 22, 2022.
  14. Web site: Buzz Aldrin Oral History . The Society of Experimental Test Pilots . June 26, 2022.
  15. Web site: Biographical Data: Andrew M. Allen . NASA . June 27, 2022 . September 2004.
  16. Web site: Biographical Data: William A. Anders . NASA . June 27, 2022 . December 1994.
  17. Web site: Honoree Bud Anderson . San Diego Air and Space Museum . August 20, 2022.
  18. Web site: Anderson . C.E. "Bud" . December 2011 . Wingtip Coupling at 15,000 Feet: Dangerous Experiments . Flight Journal . July 3, 2022.
  19. Book: Nordeen, Lon O. . Harrier II, Validating V/STOL . 2006 . Naval Institute Press . Annapolis, Maryland . 1-59114-536-8 . 83, 114 .
  20. Web site: Official Biography: Major General Joseph T. Anderson . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304201325/https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/gosa/biographies/rptBiography.asp?PERSON_ID=407&PERSON_TYPE=General . March 4, 2012 . United States Marine Corps . Washington, D.C.. May 9, 2016 .
  21. Web site: Golkin . Peter . McNally . Frank . Joseph T. Anderson Named Deputy Director for National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center . January 25, 2007 . National Air and Space Museum . Washington, D.C. . May 26, 2016 .
  22. Web site: Patterson . Brianna . Marine Corps Major General to Give Presentation on Effective Leadership at The University of Findlay . March 28, 2014 . a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots . University of Findley . Findley, Ohio . May 27, 2016 .
  23. Web site: Neil Armstrong: 1930–2012 . August 25, 2012 . NASA . July 3, 2022 .
  24. Web site: Charter Members of SETP . The Society of Experimental Test Pilots . April 11, 2023.
  25. Web site: Michael A. Baker (Captain, U.S. Navy, Ret., NASA Ret) . January 2017 . NASA . January 9, 2021.
  26. Web site: Biographical Data: Charles A. Bassett, II . March 1966 . NASA . January 9, 2021.
  27. Web site: Biographical Data: Alan Bean . August 1993 . NASA . July 4, 2022.
  28. News: Jarrett . Philip . October 22, 1996 . Bill Bedford: Obituary . The Independent . August 25, 2022.
  29. News: Aupperlee . Aaron . Carnegie Mellon software, cybersecurity leader nominated to head Pentagon weapons testing . August 8, 2022 . Tribune-Review . Tarentum, Pennsylvania . September 6, 2017.
  30. Web site: Biographical Data: John E. Blaha . NASA . May 2008 . January 9, 2021.
  31. Web site: Eagle Profile Binnie, William Brian . . 2005 . Gathering of Eagles Foundation . Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama . July 4, 2022.
  32. Web site: Biographical Data: Karol J. Bobko . NASA . January 2020 . August 23, 2022.
  33. Web site: Astronaut Biography: Eric A. Boe . NASA . January 2020 . July 12, 2022.
  34. Web site: Biographical Data: Vance DeVoe Brand . NASA . February 2010 . July 16, 2022.
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  36. Web site: D-558-II . Dryden Flight Research Center, NASA . October 27, 2012.
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  38. Web site: Magruder . Melonie . Flying high in 'The Lonely Sky' . Malibu Times . March 31, 2010 . July 17, 2010.
  39. News: F-117 testers evaluate real-time information capability . Desert Wings . USAF Flight Test Center Public Affairs . Edwards Air Force Base, California . September 1998 . January 13, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060901182557/http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/1998/9809_F117.html . September 1, 2006 . dead .
  40. Reynold . Linda KC . April 13, 2012 . Lockheed chief test pilot hits 1,000 hours in Raptor . . 28 . 11 . 1 . Aerotech News and Review, Inc. . Lancaster, California . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402195328/http://www.aerotechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/anr_04132012A20.pdf . April 2, 2015 . January 1, 2017 . dead.
  41. Web site: Brown Named NTPS President . National Test Pilot School . Mojave, California . September 4, 2021.
  42. Web site: Biographical Data: John Sumpter Bull . NASA . January 10, 2021 . December 2008.
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  45. Web site: Brigadier General Robert L. Cardenas . September 1, 1971 . USAF . January 10, 2015.
  46. Web site: Kilanowski . Dana Marcotte . Robert Cardenas Oral History Video . September 26, 2003 . Society of Experimental Test Pilots . July 18, 2022.
  47. News: Goldstein . Richard . Maj. Gen. Marion E. Carl, 82, Marine Air Ace in World War II . June 30, 1998 . The New York Times . July 18, 2022.
  48. Web site: Gron . Susan . List of Deceased SETP Members . The Society of Experimental Test Pilots . August 2, 2022 . August 22, 2022.
  49. Web site: Biographical Data: Gerald P. Carr . NASA . August 2020 . July 18, 2022.
  50. Web site: Biographical Data: Manley Lanier "Sonny", Jr. . NASA . April 1991 . July 18, 2022.
  51. Web site: Biographical Data: John H. Casper . NASA . April 1991 . July 18, 2022.
  52. Web site: Biographical Data: Eugene A. Cernan . NASA . January 2017 . July 21, 2022.
  53. Book: Francillon, René J. . Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 . 1987 . Naval Institute Press . 467 . 9780870218972.
  54. News: John Christiansen; Longtime Test Pilot . Los Angeles Times . September 12, 1998 . August 20, 2022.
  55. Web site: Biographical Data: Michael L. Coats . NASA . December 2012 . July 22, 2022.
  56. Web site: Biographical Data: Kenneth D. Cockrell . . July 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507120026/https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/cockrell_kenneth.pdf . May 7, 2021 . January 2018 . live.
  57. Web site: November 9, 2016 . Chuck Coleman . July 24, 2022 . Desert Lightning News – Nellis/Creech AFB.
  58. Web site: About Chuck . July 24, 2022 . Mojave Air & Space Port.
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