October 7th, 1968 was the first recorded meeting of SFTE. This year, our 50th anniversary and the annual symposium coincide. In this issue you will find columns that discuss both of these milestones, including the following:Historical Spotlight – Facts and
This article first appeared in the September 2018 Flight Test News. During the course of my reading and review of Initial Airworthiness, several things happened. First, it stirred a line of thinking about several prominent events that have taken place
This article first appeared in the September 2018 Flight Test News. The Perlan Project published this on twitter: “Making history! On Sunday, @Airbus Perlan Mission II soared in the stratosphere to a pressure altitude of over 62,000 feet (60,669 feet
by Panos Vitsas This article first appeared in the September 2018 Flight Test News. Undoubtedly one of our Society’s strong points (if not the strongest) is the Annual Symposium, which is organized every year to give our members the opportunity
by Jim Fawcett This article first appeared in the September 2018 Flight Test News. The 49th Annual International Symposium in Savannah hasn’t even happened yet, but along with a small group of colleagues, I’m already involved in the early stages
This article first appeared in the September 2018 Flight Test News. The Rocket City Chapter is located in Huntsville, Alabama; the birthplace of the U.S. Space Program and home of Redstone Arsenal. Taylor Jefferson and Derek Donewar are leading a
This article first appeared in the September 2018 Flight Test News. Earlier this year, Nathan CAP’N Cook posted a question in SFTE’s private facebook group: Does anyone have references for “fundamentals of test conduct”? I’m not looking for “test techniques”
Test Conduct Reference: Letter to the Editor Book Review: Initial Airworthiness, 2d Ed. SFTE’s Rocket City Chapter Unveils Logo Hindsight: 1971 – The 2nd SFTE Symposium SFTE Annual Symposia: Identifying our Strong Point’s Weakness Perlan II Obliterates Altitude Record Editorial
This article first appeared in the April 2018 Flight Test News. 1-3 May 2018 at the Sheraton Arlington Hotel The theme of the workshop is “Risk Management – extracting test program risk through detailed planning: hazard identification and risk mitigation
This article first appeared in the April 2018 Flight Test News. The NM chapter met with the editor of the FTN on Friday, March 30th. The 586th Flight Test Squadron’s mission is to conduct and enable agile weapons, avionics and