The Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) is an international organization dedicated to improving air safety by supporting the education and professional development of test pilots. The society promotes sound aeronautical design and development techniques and encourages the exchange of ideas among its members. SETP was initially formed in 1955 by a small group of US civilian test pilots at a café near Edwards Air Force Base and as of 2022 has grown to include over 2,400 members from over thirty countries. The society hosts symposia and workshops in the United States, Canada, Europe, and India. Member success is recognized and celebrated by yearly awards in areas including flight test performance, technical management, and flight test safety. The society publishes a record of its activities in Cockpit magazine.
Notable members and friends
The following tables are drawn from living and deceased society members, honorary fellows, former members, and friends of the society.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Key
Status | |
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AF | Recognized as an associate fellow of SETP |
AM | Recognized as an associate member of SETP |
CM | Recognized as a charter or founding member of SETP |
F | Recognized as a fellow of SETP |
FR | Recognized as a friend of SETP |
HF | Recognized as an honorary fellow of SETP |
M | Recognized as a member of SETP |
P | Served as a president of SETP |
Members
The following table contains current members of the society and those who were members at the time of their death.
* Individual was killed in an aviation-related accident.
Honorary fellows
The following table contains honorary fellows of the society both living and dead. A complete list of Honorary Fellows is published by the society.
* Individual was killed in an aviation-related accident.
Name | Country | Status | Notability |
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Fred Ascani | USA | HF | Father of systems engineering at Wright Field, F-86 speed record |
Jacqueline Auriol | FRA | HF | Pioneering woman aviator who set several world speed records |
Roland Beamont | UK | HF | First British pilot to exceed Mach 1 in a British aircraft in level flight |
Edward A. Bellande | USA | HF | Early aviator who received the Airmail Flyers' Medal of Honor in 1935 |
Albert Boyd | USA | HF | Father of modern flight testing, P-80 airspeed record |
Mark E. Bradley | USA | HF | Pioneering test pilot and commander of USAF Logistics Command |
Vance Breese | USA | HF | First flights of the N-1M and XP-61 |
Colin E. Brown | UK | HF | Fourteen victory ace in World War I |
Eric M. Brown | UK | HF | Flew more types of aircraft (487) than anyone else in history |
Jean-Loup Chrétien | FRA | HF | Soyuz T-6, Soyuz TM-7 / Mir Aragatz / Soyuz TM-6, STS-86 |
Jacqueline Cochran | USA | HF | Pioneering woman racing pilot, multiple speed and altitude records |
Thomas F. Connolly | USA | HF | Development of the F-14 Tomcat, USN Test Pilot School director |
Lawrence C. Craigie | USA | HF | First US military jet pilot, director of R&D at HQ USAF |
Irv Culver | USA | HF | Helped design the USA's first operational jet fighter, named LM's Skunk Works |
John Cunningham | UK | HF | Night fighter ace during World War II |
William V. Davis | USA | HF | The Three Seahawks USN aerobatic team, USN Test Pilot School director |
Jimmy Dell | UK | HF | BAC TSR-2 testing |
Jimmy Doolittle | USA | HF | Record-breaking speed flights, air racer, development and flight-test of instrument flying |
Neville Duke | UK | HF | Fighter ace of World War II, 1953 air speed record, Hawker Hunter development |
Ira C. Eaker | USA | HF | 1926 Pan American Goodwill Flight, 1929 world flight endurance record |
Edward L. Feightner | USA | HF | Fighter ace of World War II, Vought F7U Cutlass flight test, Blue Angels solo |
Benjamin Foulois | USA | HF | First US military aviator, first US radio/air reconnaissance |
Eduardo Gallarza | SPA | HF | First flight from Madrid to Manila in 1926 |
Chalmers Goodlin | USA | HF | Bell X-1 flight testing |
Robert L. Hall | USA | HF | Design and test of F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat |
Harold R. Harris | USA | HF | First flight of the Barling Bomber, first American military pilot saved by a parachute |
Alex Henshaw | UK | HF | Distance records, chief test pilot for Vickers Armstrongs |
Stanley Hiller | USA | HF | Pioneering developer of the helicopter |
Walter Horton | GER | HF | Co-designer of the world's first jet-powered flying wing, the Horten Ho 229 |
Ben O. Howard | USA | HF | Air racer and flight test of multiple Douglas aircraft |
Howard Hughes | USA | HF | Record-setting air racer, founder of Hughes Aircraft Company |
Benjamin S. Kelsey | USA | HF | Fighter development during World War II |
Charles Lindbergh | USA | HF | First solo transatlantic flight |
Grover Loening | GER | HF | Formed the Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation in 1917 |
Donald S. Lopez Sr. | USA | HF | Ace of World War II, early jet fighter testing, deputy director of National Air and Space Museum |
Neal V. Loving | USA | HF | First double amputee to be licensed as a racing pilot |
John A. Macready | USA | HF | Record setting flights for altitude, distance, and endurance |
Jimmie Mattern | USA | HF | Aviation world record attempts, P-38 flight test |
William H. McAvoy | USA | HF | First flight of the Grumman XFF-1 |
Johnny Miller | USA | HF | Autogyro pioneer |
Georgy Mosolov | RUS | HF | First flight in the prototype MiG-21 |
Harald Penrose | UK | HF | Former chief test pilot at Westland Aircraft and aviation author |
Robert B. Pirie | USA | HF | Former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for air |
Paul Poberezny | USA | HF | Founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) |
Jeffrey Quill | UK | HF | Former chief test pilot for Vickers, aviation author |
Günther Rall | GER | HF | Third most successful fighter pilot in aviation history with 275 victories |
Hanna Reitsch | GER | HF | Flight tested many of Germany's new aircraft during World War II |
T. Claude Ryan | USA | HF | Founder of Ryan Aeronautical |
Jean-Marie Saget | FRA | HF | Former chief test pilot for Dassault Aviation |
Alexander P. de Seversky | RUS | HF | Founder of the Seversky Aero Corporation |
Igor Sikorsky | RUS | HF | Aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft |
Ozires Silva | BRA | HF | Founder of Embraer |
Thomas Sopwith | UK | HF | Aviation pioneer and founder of Sopwith Aviation Company |
Percival H. Spencer | USA | HF | Early aviator and inventor who made his first solo flight in 1914 |
Robert Stanley* | USA | HF | First American to fly a jet aircraft as a test pilot for Bell Aircraft |
James Stockdale | USA | HF | USN test pilot awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War |
Russell Thaw | USA | HF | First flight of the XF3D-1 |
Frederick M. Trapnell | USA | HF | First US Navy pilot to fly a jet aircraft, co-founder of USN Test Pilot School |
Roscoe Turner | USA | HF | Three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race |
Peter Twiss | UK | HF | First to fly a jet aircraft faster than 1,000 mph |
Alfred V. Verville | USA | HF | Aviation pioneer responsible for retractable landing gear |
Ken Wallis | UK | HF | Development of autogyros |
Ernest K. Warburton | USA | HF | Chief of the Air Materiel Command's Flight Test Division at Wright Field |
Waldo Waterman | USA | HF | Developed a tailless flying car known as the Waterman Arrowbile |
Frank Whittle | UK | HF | Inventor of the turbojet engine |
Steve Wittman* | USA | HF | Pioneering air-racer and aircraft engineer |
Henri Ziegler | FRA | HF | Founder and first president of Airbus |
Janusz Żurakowski | POL | HF | Flight test of Canadian supersonic aircraft |
Former members
The following table contains former members of the society both living and dead. Members may resign from the society by submitting a written notice. The society does not publish the names of former members so inclusion in this table must be determined by reliable sources other than the society itself (e.g. a public statement from the former member, biographies from a reliable source showing membership was dropped, etc).
Name | Country | Status | Notability |
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Scott Carpenter | USA | M | Mercury-Atlas 7 |
Brent W. Jett | USA | M | STS-72, STS-81, STS-97, STS-115 |
Rusty Schweickart | USA | M | Apollo 9 |
Friends
The following table contains individuals who were not eligible for membership but assisted the society in its endeavors and were recognized as a friend of the society. A complete list of friends is published by the society.
Name | Country | Status | Notability |
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Richard P. Hallion | USA | FR | Author and former USAF historian |
David Hartman | USA | FR | First host of ABC's Good Morning America, SETP symposia moderator |
Barron Hilton | USA | FR | Chairman of Hilton Hotels Corporation |
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