Billy Mitchell brought the problem to McCook engineers. Floyd Smith, a former circus performer and a test pilot for Glenn Martin who later headed the Parachute Division at McCook, spearheaded ...

when the Challenger 604 business jet he was co-piloting on a test flight from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport crashed on take-off. Pilot Bryan Irelan, 33, and flight engineer David Riggs ...

A new exhibit showcasing developmental test pilots, flight officers, engineers and the history and influence of the U.S.