Empire Test Pilots' School

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Active21 June 1943 (1943-06-21) – present
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Ministry of Defence (operated by QinetiQ)
Type Test pilot school
RoleTraining of test pilots and flight test engineers
Part of Air and Space Warfare Centre
Home station MOD Boscombe Down
Nickname(s)ETPS
Motto(s)Learn to test; test to learn
Aircraft

The Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) is a British training school for test pilots and flight test engineers of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft at MoD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, England. It was established in 1943, the first of its type. The school moved to RAF Cranfield in October 1945, then to the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough in July 1947, before returning to Boscombe Down on 29 January 1968. [1]

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Its motto is "Learn to test; test to learn".

ETPS is run by the MoD and defence contractor QinetiQ under a long-term agreement.

History

In 1943, Air Marshal Sir Ralph Sorley, Controller, Research and Development, MAP, formed the "Test Pilots' Training Flight" at RAF Boscombe Down after many pilots died testing the many new aircraft introduced during the Second World War. [2]

On 21 June 1943, the unit became the Test Pilots' School within the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) at Boscombe Down. [3] The school was "to provide suitably trained pilots for testing duties in aeronautical research and development establishments within the service and the industry". [4] It graduated one group of students, the Number 1 Course, which began in mid-1943 and formally ended on 29 February 1944, [5] before the school's name was changed to the "Empire Test Pilots' School" (ETPS) on 28 July 1944. [1]

The first training course, held by the Commandant, Wing Commander Samuel "Sammy" Wroath with G. Maclaren Humphreys, a civilian, as Technical Instructor, was initially attended by 18 pilots, drawn largely from the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy but included three civilian attendees (all from the Bristol Aeroplane Company). [6] Five students found the standard of maths required on the course to be too high and left within the first week; [7] the 13 students who completed the first course comprised 11 from the RAF (including one American, Sqn Ldr JC Nelson, who was serving with one of the Eagle Squadrons) and two from the FAA. [8] Of those who attended No. 1 Course, five eventually died testing aircraft. [9]

The Armstrong Whitworth Apollo served the ETPS as a multi-engined trainer at Farnborough during the mid-fifties AW Apollo VX224 ETPS FAR 11.09.54.jpg
The Armstrong Whitworth Apollo served the ETPS as a multi-engined trainer at Farnborough during the mid-fifties

Due to the rapid growth of the A&AEE, at Boscombe Down, the school moved to RAF Cranfield in October 1945. On 12 July 1947, it was attached to the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, where it remained for almost 21 years, flying a wide variety of aircraft types, before returning to Boscombe Down on 29 January 1968. [1]

Until 1963, the course catered to both fixed-wing and rotary-wing pilots, with the latter specializing late in the course. In 1963, a separate rotary-wing course was established, [10] followed in 1974 by a course for Flight test engineers. The school also offers a number of short courses "to meet specific Air Test and Evaluation (AT&E) training needs of the wider flight test community". [11]

In 2001, ETPS was included with those research departments sold off by the Government to Carlyle Group during the formation of QinetiQ. It is now a partnership between QinetiQ and the UK MoD.

The Empire Test Pilots' School was the first of its kind, and was soon followed by other similar schools, such as the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California in 1944, the United States Naval Test Pilot School in Maryland in 1945 and the EPNER in France (École du Personnel Navigant d'Essais et de Réception) in 1946. Other schools in India (Indian Air Force Test Pilot School in Bangalore) and Japan were established in later years. Some of these schools operate exchange programmes, which expand the variety of aircraft the students have available to them for gaining flight test experience. [12]

In addition to such student exchanges, British, French and American schools share access to their aircraft, so that students can experience a wider range of aircraft types during their respective courses. [13]

ETPS commandants

RJ100 in 2013 A2789-UnitedKingdom-RJ100-QQ101-RIAT2013.JPG
RJ100 in 2013
Qinetiq/ETPS BAe Avro 146 RJ70 arrives at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo, England. LTPA on the forward fuselage indicates the Long Term Partnering Agreement between Qinetiq and the UK Ministry of Defence Qinetiq.ETPS BAe Avro 146 RJ70 (QQ102) arrives13July2017 arp.jpg
Qinetiq/ETPS BAe Avro 146 RJ70 arrives at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo, England. LTPA on the forward fuselage indicates the Long Term Partnering Agreement between Qinetiq and the UK Ministry of Defence

Commandants' names prior to 1968 from the ETPS 25th anniversary brochure; [14] 1968–88, from Wing Commander "Robby" Robinson's "Tester Zero One". [15] The term "Commandant" was succeeded in 1976 by "Chief Instructor" and in 1980 by "Officer Commanding".

FromUntilRank/styleNameDecorationsServiceCountryETPS course
19431944 Wg Cdr S. Wroath AFC RAF United Kingdom–
19441945 Gp Capt. JFX McKennaAFCRAFUnited Kingdom–
19451947Gp Capt.HJ WilsonAFCRAFUnited Kingdom–
19471948Gp Capt. S R Ubee AFCRAFUnited Kingdom–
19491950Gp Capt.LS SnaithAFCRAFUnited Kingdom–
19501953Gp Capt. A. E. Clouston DSO, DFC, AFCRAF New Zealand –
19531957Gp Capt.S. Wroath CBE, AFCRAFUnited Kingdom–
19571959Gp Capt.RE BurnsCBE, DFCRAFUnited Kingdom–
19601961 Capt. KR HicksonAFC and bar RN United KingdomNo. 4 (1946)
19621965Gp Capt.RA WattsAFCRAFUnited KingdomNo. 6 (1947)
19661969Gp Capt.W. J. P. StrakerAFCRAFUnited KingdomNo. 9 (1950)
19691970Capt.P.C.S. ChiltonAFCRNUnited KingdomNo. 7 (1948)
19711973Gp Capt. D.P. Hall AFCRAFUnited KingdomNo. 18 (1959)
19731975Gp Capt.H.A. MerrimanCBE, AFCRAFUnited KingdomNo. 16 (1957)
19751976Gp Capt.M.K. AdamsAFCRAFUnited KingdomNo. 22 FW/No. 1 RW (1963)
19761977Wg CdrJ.A. "Robby" RobinsonAFCRAFUnited KingdomNo. 21 (1962)
19771980Wg CdrJ.E. Watts-Phillips–RAFUnited KingdomNo. 23 FW (1964)
19811985Wg CdrR.S. HargreavesBsc(Eng), MRAeS–United Kingdom EPNER 1965–66
19851988Wg CdrJ.W.A. BoltonBSc, MRAeSRAFUnited KingdomNo. 33 FW (1974)
19881991Wg CdrW.L.M. MayerAFC, MRAeSRAFUnited KingdomNo. 7 RW (1969)
19911996Wg CdrRobert P. Radley–RAFUnited Kingdom–
19961998Wg CdrLaurie Hilditch–RAFUnited Kingdom(USNTPS Class 100 1991)
19982001Wg Cdr David Best (pilot) OBE, Legion of MeritRAFUnited KingdomNo. 48 FW (1989)
20012005 Cdr 'Charlie' Brownn/a RN United KingdomNo. 47 FW/No. 26 RW (1988)
20062007CdrCP Mauden/aRNUnited Kingdomn/a
20072009CdrPhil Hayden/aRNUnited Kingdomn/a
20102012CdrSimon Sparkes [16] n/aRNUnited KingdomNo. 37 RW (1999)
20122014CdrMark (Sparky) MacLeodn/aRNUnited KingdomNo. 41 RW (2003)
20142017CdrStephen (Croc) Crockattn/aRNUnited KingdomNo. 40 RW (2002)
20172019CdrStuart Irwinn/aRNUnited KingdomNo. 50 RW (2012)
2019-CdrSteve Moseleyn/aRNUnited Kingdom USNTPS Class 143 (2013)

Aircraft

AgustaWestland AW-109E Power (ZE416) of the Empire Test Pilots' School at the 2017 RIAT, England AgustaWestland AW-109E Power (ZE416) of the ETPS at RIAT Fairford 13July2017 arp.jpg
AgustaWestland AW-109E Power (ZE416) of the Empire Test Pilots' School at the 2017 RIAT, England
An ETPS Gripen at RIAT 2008 Gripen - RIAT 2008 (2689597919).jpg
An ETPS Gripen at RIAT 2008
Since retired SEPECAT Jaguar T2 in 2005 ETPS Sepecat Jaguar T2 Lofting-1.jpg
Since retired SEPECAT Jaguar T2 in 2005

The Empire Test Pilots' School fleet consists of the following aircraft:

AircraftOriginVariant(s)No operatedNotes
Rotary Wing
AW139 ItalyAW1391
AW109 Italy AW109S, AW109E Power3
Airbus H125 France H1254
Airbus H145 France H1451
NH90 Europe NH90 TTHIn partnership with Finnish Defence Forces.
Fixed Wing
Pilatus PC-21 Switzerland PC-212Custom developed with a flight test instrumentation suite for ETPS.
Grob G120 Germany G120TP 2Custom developed with a flight test instrumentation suite for ETPS.
BAE 146 UK Avro RJ70/1002Used as a flying classroom for flight test engineer students.
DA42 Austria DA421Used to give test pilot students experience with general aviation aircraft.
Eurofighter Typhoon Europe 1
Learjet 45 United States Learjet 454Operated by Calspan in the US.
GB1 GameBird UK GB1
Airbus A350 France A350Delivered by Airbus & SAS Flight Test Department.

In the past the school has operated: BAe Hawk T.1 XX343, [17] Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet, Hawker Siddeley Andover XS606, [18] Beagle Basset, Westland Gazelle, North American Harvard, SEPECAT Jaguar, Westland Lynx, Westland Sea King, Panavia Tornado, Short Tucano, Eurocopter Squirrel, [19] Bell 412, Bell 205, Saab Gripen.

ETPS graduates

ETPS graduates who have made significant contributions to aviation and/or space exploration.

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NameCourseYearComments
Baudry, Patrick No. 37 FW1978Flew aboard NASA's Space Shuttle 1985 mission STS-51-G.
Best, Dave No. 48FW1989MOD Chief Test Pilot. NATO Air Operations Director. Founder, Nova Systems Europe.
de Winne, Frank No. 51 FW1992The first European Space Agency astronaut to command a space mission when he served as commander of the 2009 International Space Station Expedition 21, his second ISS mission.
Cheli, Maurizio No. 47 FW1988European Space Agency astronaut aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-75 (with Claude Nicollier, another ETPS graduate) in 1995.
Duke, Neville No. 4/51946/7 World War II Fighter ace, later test pilot at Hawker Aircraft. On 7 September 1953, Duke set a new world air speed record of 727.63 mph (1,171.01 km/h), flying Hunter WB188.
Giddings, Michael No. 4/51946/7Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Charles Michael Giddings KCB, OBE, DFC, AFC & Bar
Goodhart, Nicholas No. 41946Rear Admiral H.C.Nicholas 'Nick' Goodhart, CB, Legion of Merit, FRAeS, RN rtd, invented the mirror-sight deck landing system for aircraft carriers; record-breaking glider pilot; holder of the Royal Aero Club's silver medal and the FAI's Paul Tissandier Diploma for "those who have served the cause of Aviation in general and Sporting Aviation in particular, by their work, initiative, devotion or in other ways"
Haigneré, Jean-Pierre No. 40 FW1981French Air Force pilot, later CNES and ESA cosmonaut on the 1993 Franco-Russian Altaïr and 1999 Soyuz TM-29 missions to the Mir space station
Hammond, L. Blaine Jr. No. 40 FW1981 USAF pilot and NASA astronaut; flew on Space Shuttle missions STS-39 and STS-64
Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr. No. 121954 USAF test pilot
McCulley, Michael J. ––Captain, US Navy and NASA astronaut who was pilot of the 1989 Space Shuttle mission STS-34
Muehlberg, John R. No. 21944/45Lt Col. USAF, first Commandant of the US Air Force Test Pilot School
Nicholson, Peter No. 32 FW1973Air Vice-Marshal Peter Nicholson, appointed Air Commander Australia on 9 April 1996; admitted as an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 1999 Australia Day Honours [20]
Nicollier, Claude No. 47 FW1988First astronaut from Switzerland; has flown on four Space Shuttle missions: STS-46, STS-61, STS-75 (with Maurizio Cheli, another ETPS graduate) and STS-103; full professor of Spatial Technology at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne from 2007
Peake, Timothy No. 43 RW2005Former British Army Air Corps helicopter pilot, he is the first British citizen to be selected as an astronaut by ESA.
Pogue, Bill No. 22 FW1963Pilot of Skylab 4 (1973–74).
Tognini, Michel No. 41 FW1982French and ESA astronaut who served on the 1992 Soyuz TM-15 and 1999 Space Shuttle Columbia STS-93 missions.
Twiss, Peter No. 31945On 10 March 1956 in the Fairey Delta 2, a supersonic delta-winged research plane, Twiss raised the world air speed record from 822.1 mph (1,323 km/h) to 1,132 mph (1811 km/h). The FD2 was the first aircraft to exceed 1,000 mph in level flight.
Worden, Al No. 23 FW1964 Command module pilot for the 1971 Apollo 15 Moon mission.
Żurakowski, Janusz No. 21944/45Highly decorated Polish and RAF World War II Spitfire pilot, later test pilot with Glosters (Meteor, Javelin) and Avro Canada (Arrow).

Course trophies and awards

Recipients' names prior to 1968 are taken from the ETPS 25th anniversary brochure. [14] Others up to and including 1983, unless otherwise stated, from Rawlings & Sedgwick 1991 , pp. 124–36.

In the tables of trophy winners the following abbreviation are used in the course names:

Legend
     The individual was killed in an aviation accident.

McKenna Trophy

In memory of the second Commandant of the School, Group Captain JFX McKenna, AFC, killed in a flying accident while serving in that post. [lower-alpha 1] [21] Initially the school awarded the McKenna Trophy to the best fixed-wing student, but it is now open to the rotary-wing course as well.

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Edwards Trophy

This trophy is awarded by the Edwards Air Force Base in California to the student who makes the greatest progress on the course.

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Hawker Hunter Trophy

This trophy, a model of the Hawker Hunter, was first awarded in 1960 by the Hawker Aircraft Company to the student who wrote the best Preview Handling report on the course. Since 1966 syndicates of two or three students have carried out the Preview Exercise; the trophy is awarded to the best team.

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Patuxent Shield

This trophy, instituted in 1961, is awarded by the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, to the runner-up for the McKenna Trophy.

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Westland Trophy

The Westland Trophy, originally presented by Westland Aircraft Limited in 1963, is awarded to the best all-round student on the Rotary Wing Course.

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Sir Alan Cobham Award

Presented to ETPS in 1974 by Michael Cobham, son of Sir Alan Cobham, this trophy is awarded to the fixed wing student who demonstrates the highest standard of flying during the course. The trophy is a silver model of a Short Singapore II flying-boat, which was originally awarded to Sir Alan and his wife in 1928 "in commemoration of their epic circuit of Africa flight in 1927 in such a flying-boat". [47]

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Dunlop Trophy

The Dunlop Trophy, initially awarded by the Dunlop Rubber company in 1974, is awarded to the best student on each Flight Test Engineers' course.

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  1. ↑ On 19 January 1945 flying a North American Mustang IV, when an ammunition box cover detached at high speed, causing structural failure of a wing. The aircraft crashed on the perimeter of Old Sarum airfield.
  2. ↑ Sqn Ldr Whittome died in a flying accident in a Spitfire in 1948. [24]
  3. ↑ Flt Lt Hough died in a flying accident in a Sycamore in 1953. [25]
  4. ↑ Ross died in a flying accident in a Javelin in 1954. [26]
  5. ↑ Capt. Fryklund died in a flying accident in 1954. [26]
  6. ↑ Capt. Bignamini died in a flying accident. [26]
  7. ↑ Died in an accident in an F-100 Super Sabre while on Reserve training with the Air National Guard in 1965. [27]
  8. ↑ Died in a flying accident on 10 August 1976. [41]
  9. ↑ A. Shaked died in a flying accident in a Dornier Do 28. [42]

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