Rogers Smith
Test Pilot Instructor (Fixed Wing)

Academic Qualifications
M.A.Sc. Aeronautical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
B.A.Sc. Engineering Physics (Aero Option), University of Toronto, Canada

Flight Qualifications
Over 10,000 hours total time in over 85 types of aircraft
X-29, X-31, X-22, SR-71, F-18, F-16, F-15, F-104, F-111, T-38, F-86, B-26, 
G-159, DC-8, Helicopters
Airline Transport Pilot
Fighter Pilot, New York ANG, 24 years, F-101, F-4, F-16

Flight Test Experience
Test Pilot, Chief Test Pilot, Director of Flight Operations, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Consultant, Eurofighter Flight Control System, Munich, Germany
Director of Flight Test, EADS, Manching, Germany
Test Pilot Instructor, using Variable Stability Aircraft, on Stability and Control/FlyingQualities, Cornell Aero Lab (Calspan), at USN and US Air Force TP Schools
Test Pilot/Engineer on Variable Stability Helicopters, National Research Council, Canada

Professional Affiliations
Fellow and Past President, Society of Experimental Test Pilots
Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society 
Member, AIAA



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

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

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