XTREME ICES EST PILOT BY JOHN HAMILTON 03 An imprint of Abdo Publishing www abdo publishing com
uSHING THE I E n advanced fighter jet loaded with bombs loses control It begins tumbling out of the sky For most pilots it is a nightmare situation For test pilots it is just another day on the job XTREME QUOTE We take the aircraft or the weapons system or a combination of the two and we put it through the paces for the first time Somebody's got to do it for the first time and that's our job Major Troy Fontaine U S Air Force Test Pilot
Test pilots are the first to fly brand new aircraft They make sure the machines are safe They also fly newly modified aircraft Test pilots are highly skilled and educated Their work is full of risks but they love pushing aircraft to their limits O
