Edward L. Downs
Night Vision Imaging Systems Pilot Instructor 

 

Academic Qualifications 
   BSc Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College London
   Flight Qualifications 
   RAF Operational Pilot and Operational Test Pilot
   Airline Transport Pilot
   8000+ hrs Flight Time (3000+ military, 5000+ civilian, 200+ NVG)

Flight Test Experience
 

   Tornado IDS Project Leader, Strike Attack Operational Evaluation Unit, DERA Boscombe Down, UK
   Electro-Optic Systems Integration for Tornado IDS
   Tactical Employment of EO sensors (Tornado GR1/4, Harrier GR7, Jaguar GR3)
   NVIS Lighting Evaluations (Tornado GR1/4)

Professional Affiliations

   Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society

 


National Test Pilot School 
P.O. Box 658 
Mojave, CA  93502-0658  USA

Phone:
Fax:
Email: 
661-824-2977
661-824-2943
edowns@ntps.edu

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