Patrick Hutcheson

Flight Test Instructor, Adjunct Professor

 

Patrick HutchesonAcademic Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada (2025)
Mechanical Engineer (Engineer’s Degree), United States Naval Postgraduate School
MSc Mechanical Engineering, United States Naval Postgraduate School
BEng Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada
USN Test Pilot School, Class 139

Flight Qualifications

More than 1500 hours in over 50 aircraft types
FAA Commercial Pilot: Airplane Single and Multi-Engine Land, Instrument Airplane
FAA Certified Flight Instructor: Airplane Single Engine, Airplane Multi-Engine
Flight Test Engineer

Flight Test Experience

20+ years of experience in flight test at the Canadian Air Force Flight Test Centre, within Industry and at NTPS.
Flight Test Instructor, NTPS, Mojave, CA
Flying Qualities Test Pilot, Mojave, CA
CF-18 R2 - OFPs, Radar, Electronic Warfare and Weapons Integration
CF-18 Advanced Distributed Combat Training System
CF-18 Flight Management System
Hellenic Navy Dash 8 Q400 Weaponization
Multiple Platforms - Advanced Weapons Integration
Pulse Detonation Engine – Development and Performance Testing

Management Experience

Integrated Test Force Commander - CF-18
Senior FTE - Fixed Wing Evaluations
Deputy Section Head - Fighter Evaluations
Chief of Staff - 4 Wing Headquarters
Senior Maintenance Manager & Divulged Engineering Authority - 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron
Manager, Graduate Assistant Program - NTPS

Professional Affiliations

Fellow - Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS)
Professional Engineer - Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (P.Eng.)
Member - Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE)
Educator - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Life Member - Naval Postgraduate School Foundation (NPSF)
Life Member - RMC Club of Canada (RMCCC)
Owner and Pilot - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)

Publications

Tunable Mid-IR Sensing of a JP-10-Fueled Pulsed Detonation Engine, ICDERS
Simultaneous Mid-IR Measurement of Equivalence Ratio and Temperature in a JP-10-Fueled Pulsed Detonation Engine, AIAA
Design, Modeling and Evaluation of an Initiator Unit for a Split-Path JP-10/Air Pulse Detonation Combustor, AIAA
Design, Modeling and Performance of a Split Path JP-10/Air Pulse Detonation Engine, NPS
Investigation of Flow Field Properties on Detonation Initiation, JPC
Performance tests of NPS pulse detonation engine, ICPCD
50+ Experimental Flight Test Plans and Flight Test Reports

 

National Test Pilot School
P.O. Box 658
Mojave, CA  93502-0658  USA
Phone: +1 (661) 824-2977
Fax: +1 (661) 824-2943
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Gregory V. Lewis

Fixed Wing Test Pilot Instructor, Adjunct Professor

 

Gregory Lewis Academic Qualifications

BS/MS Aero Engineering, MIT
MS Engineering Management, Golden Gate University
USAF Test Pilot School, 77B

Flight Qualifications

Airline Transport Pilot and CFI Glider
Commercial Rotorcraft Pilot
FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) Flight Test Pilot
Over 8200 hours in 111 different aircraft

Flight Test Experience

F-16 Propulsion Testing (F100, F110, J79), S&C, Loads
F-15 S/MTD Research Vehicle (thrust vectoring/reversing), Pilot Vehicle Interface
F-4 (rough runway tests, towed targets)
Air Tractor new engine/propeller testing
PAC 750XL development and civil certification, New Zealand

Professional Affiliations

Fellow - Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)
Board of Directors - Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)


National Test Pilot School
P.O. Box 658
Mojave, CA  93502-0658  USA
Phone: +1 (661) 824-2977
Fax: +1 (661) 824-2943

John Norton

Adjunct OT&E Professor

 

John Norton

Academic Qualifications

Master of Science in Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Fresno
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy
Graduate of Flight Test Short Course, National Test Pilot School

Flight Qualifications

Over 6,000 hours in single engine & multiengine airplanes and gliders
ATP, CFII, Glider commercial pilot

Flight Test Experience

4 years as OT&E pilot in C-17 Combined Test Force; flew initial formation, airdrop, range/payload and LAPES tests; Hq/USAF manager for initial C-17 operations and requirements revisions; Test Director for C-17 Airdrop FOT&E, flight experience includes T-37, T-38, C-130, C-141, C-5, A-37, U-21, P-3, C-23, KC-135, C-17, and multiple single and multiengine light aircraft

Professional Affiliations

Air Force Association
Experimental Aircraft Association
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association


National Test Pilot School
P.O. Box 658
Mojave, CA  93502-0658  USA
Phone: +1 (661) 824-2977
Fax: +1 (661) 824-2943

Russ Stewart

Fixed Wing Test Pilot Instructor, Adjunct Professor

 

Russ Stewart

Academic Qualifications
ME, Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
BE, Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
USAF Test Pilot School, Distinguished Graduate, Class 74B

Flight Qualifications

Over 8000 hours total time in over 50 types of aircraft
A-10, F-4, A-37, T-33, F-101, 0-2A (combat tour), T-38, UV-18, C-130
Single and multi-engine, Commercial land, Glider, Instrument, CFI - SEL & MEL, CFIIt

Flight Test Experience

Flight Test Engineer, Tyndall AFB, FL
A-10 Join Test Force, Performance & Flying Qualities Test Pilot
Chief of Academics, USAF Test Pilot School
Peace Pearl CTF Director
Commander, Test Group, Hill AFB, UT
Chief of Safety, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA

Professional Affiliations

Member – Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)


National Test Pilot School
P.O. Box 658
Mojave, CA  93502-0658  USA
Phone: +1 (661) 824-2977
Fax: +1 (661) 824-2943