USAF Test Pilot School

The TPS mission is to educate and train test pilots, navigators, and engineers to fully test and evaluate aerospace vehicles and their systems. TPS graduates yield technical information on the suitability and performance of subsystems, and determine: flight characteristics, performance, stability and control, and mission capability. TPS is a center of expertise for Air Force flight test theory and techniques, and helps Air Force agencies update military specifications and flight test standards. TPS gives school and flight test center professionals the opportunity to exchange ideas and information.