Pilottester — Forsvarsmakten

In 2019, a Gripensystemet test flight experienced a sudden uncommanded roll. The pilottester onboard had 0.8 seconds to decide: attempt recovery or eject. He recovered the aircraft, landed, and the resulting report led to a global fleet-wide inspection of the flight control actuators.

The pilottester of the 1970s was a daredevil. They manually flew the Viggen, which was equipped with one of the world's first digital central computers, at treetop level over the Swedish forests. That era established the modern doctrine: pilottester forsvarsmakten

To be a test pilot for the Swedish Armed Forces is to understand that you are the last line of defense against engineering failure—and the first line of innovation for the Swedish sky. It is, without question, one of the most demanding and respected jobs a human being can perform. pilottester försvarsmakten , Swedish Armed Forces, JAS 39 Gripen, FMV, test pilot Sweden, flight envelope, Swedish Air Force, ETPS, NTPS, EPNER. In 2019, a Gripensystemet test flight experienced a