Advanced Targeting Pod Forward Looking Infrared Pod Flight Test Demo on F-16 and F-15 Aircraft MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Demo flights of FLIR pod on F-16, F-15 aircraft at contractor facilities and Edwards AFB
T-1A Flight Test Qualitative Evaluation at USAF Test Pilot School MultiplyLeadership 2012-01-01 | Of particular note in this video is the "high-tech" marking on the front windscreen. USAF Test Pilot School students fly in many kinds of aircraft as part of the syallbus. Part of this training is to experience many different kinds of flying qualities and observere a variety of design solutions.
Pilot Fatigue Evaluation in F-117 Pilot study MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Human factors is an important part of flight test
Pilot experiences disorientation during boom tracking of KC-135 at night MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Human factors evaluation during flight test on dark night
T-38 and Space Shuttle Landing Flight Test MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | The space shuttle was chased by T-38s during its intial landing flight test
Pitch Bucking during Stall MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Some aircraft exhibit a bucking tendency during stall instead of a traditional nose drop
Trailing Cone and Tufts during spin flight test MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Video of airflow characteristics during spin flight test based on trailing cone and tufts
F-15 Autoroll phenomenon during Flight Test MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Autoroll is when the aerodynamic forces on the aircraft cause it to continue rolling even when flight controls are neutral
F-16 Yaw departure flight test MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Beta builds up and ultimately causes the F-16 to depart controlled flight in this flight test
T-45 Spin Flight Test Evaluation MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Navy video showing flameout of engine during T-45 inverted spin
Trailing Cone tufts during flight test MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | The trailing cone shows possible vorticity of the flow off the trailing edge of the wing.
Flight Test evaluation of T-38 handling qualities during tracking using formation flight references MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | The objective is to keep the wingtip superimposed on the star painted on the aircraft. Additionally, a dotted line and solid line are painted to provide additional metrics of handling qualities.
F-35 Electro Optical and Radar Targeting and Search Radar Concept Video MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | ...
LANTRIN Targeting Pod Flight Test launch of Maverick missile MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Edwards AFB Flight Test
C-17 Roll Axis PIlot Induced Oscillation during Flight Test MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | PIO encountered during flight test evaluation of roll axis handling qualities.
NASA F-8 Pilot Induced Oscillation during Flight Test Touch and Go Landing MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | ...
Loaded Rolls Flight Test for Structural Loads Data MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | HUD video of rolls done at elevated G's for structural loads data.
F-16 Flying Qualities Sideslip Flight Test with Beta Excursions MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Sideslip excursions in a flying qualities flight test of an F-16.
F-16 Handling Qualities Flight Test with Cooper Harper Air-to-Ground Evaluation MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | F-16 Handling Qualities Flight Test with Cooper Harper Air-to-Ground Evaluation on simulated bomb run.
F-16 Handling Qualities Flight Test with Cooper Harper Task MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | The Cooper Harper task is to keep the target aircraft within the concentric circles in this flight test evaluation of pitch handling qualities. Desirable performance is the innermost circle. Adequate performance is the larger, second circle.
T-1A Formation Flight at Test Pilot School MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-31 | Two T-1A Jayhawk aircraft conduct a formation flight in the mountains north of Edwards AFB as part of the USAF Test Pilot School curriculum
C-17 Tactical Descent with headset mounted NFlightcam MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-02 | The NFlightcam is mounted on the headset for first person POV. The copilot is flying a tactical descent into Edwards AFB in the C-17.
C-17 formation overhead pattern MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-02 | Two C-17s flying in formation over Edwards AFB fly up initial and go into the break.
DeHavilland Beaver Landing USN Test Pilot School MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-02 | DeHavilland Beaver Landing USN Test Pilot School
C-17 Fini Flight MultiplyLeadership 2011-12-02 | The view of the engine nacelle through an exterior window and the inside of the cargo compartment of a C-17 during my fini flight.
F-16XL Flight Test Comparison Vorticity Model MultiplyLeadership 2011-11-05 | Model of vorticity on F-16XL comparing to flight test data at 12 degrees alpha, Mach = 0.3
F-14 Tomcat Flyby with Mach Wave Condensation MultiplyLeadership 2011-11-05 | A high speed flyby of an F-14 Tomcat results in condesation behind the pressure wave caused by supersonic airflow around parts of the aircraft.
Stores Separation Anomalies Air-to-Air Flight Test Video MultiplyLeadership 2011-10-29 | F-16 stores separation flight testing revealed anomalies in air-to-air video from the chase plane and the on-board video camera.
Pit Drop Testing - Weapons Delivery and Stores Separation Ground Test MultiplyLeadership 2011-10-29 | Using high speed cameras and special paint schemes allows for extensive analysis of no-wind drop characteristics, inertial characterisitics, of unproven weapons or aircraft before proceeding to flight test.
Aerostructures wing test NASA Flight Test video MultiplyLeadership 2011-08-26 | From the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center archives.
Switch Induced PIO flight test technique MultiplyLeadership 2011-08-26 | The switch FTT demonstrated in this video is a flight test technique used to evaluate the susceptibility of an aircraft to pilot induced oscillation. The pilot changes stick input every time the target aircraft passes over the HUD horizon.
F-16 flight test of advanced ground collision avoidance system MultiplyLeadership 2011-08-26 | The Rocky mountains just north of the Mojave desert provide an excellent flight test environment for a ground collision avoidance algorithm flight test that utilizes time to impact as the primary factor for ground avoidance.
Space shuttle pilot induced oscillation during landing MultiplyLeadership 2011-08-26 | Early space shuttle commanders, most of whom were experienced test pilots, wrestled with pilot induced oscillations during the landing phase of flight. Many flight control system redesigns were necessary to compensate.
Saab Gripen departure from controlled flight during flight test MultiplyLeadership 2011-08-26 | The test pilot ejects when the Gripen departs from controlled flight during this early flight test.
