Ken Clarke
Academic Instructor, Fixed Wing

Academic Qualifications 
   BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering, Liverpool University, UK 
   MSc Aerodynamics, Cranfield University, UK 
   CEng – Chartered Engineer – Council of Engineering Institutions
   Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) 

Flight Qualifications 

   RAF Vulcan Pilot (1500 hours) 
   RAF Test Pilot, Transport Test Squadron (E), A&AEE Boscombe Down 

Flight Test Experience 

   Mexi-mat trials – rough-field take-offs and landings – Andover (twin turbo-prop) 
   Forward CG flight envelope extension – normal and tactical operations – Andover 
   Eight, one-ton, container drops – Argosy (four turbo-prop) 
   First nine, one-ton, container drop – Argosy 
   ULLA (ultra low-level airdrops) C-130 Hercules (four turbo-prop) 
   HARCO – early computerized ground-to-air flight-profile control (Comet 4C – four jet) 
   Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) trials (Comet 4C) 

Professional Affiliations

   Member, 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
kclarke@ntps.edu

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