test pilot

English

Noun

test pilot (plural test pilots)

1. (aviation) an aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers
   • 9 October 2018, A. A. Dowd, AV Club The star and director of La La Land reunite for First Man’s spectacular trip to the moon [1]

     Written by Josh Singer, who shaped a triumph of investigative journalism into the award-winning Spotlight, First Man recounts a significant decade of Armstrong’s life, from pushing boundaries as a test pilot to taking that one small step for mankind.

Translations

an aviator who tests new or modified aircraft

• Hungarian: berepülőpilóta
• Romanian: pilot de încercare m
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• Russian: лётчик-испыта́тель (ru) m (ljótčik-ispytátelʹ)
• Spanish: piloto de prueba m

See also

• test-fly

Anagrams

• plottiest