Heinkel test pilots
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Heinkel test pilots were specialized aviators employed by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel to conduct experimental and developmental flights, particularly of pioneering jet and rocket-powered aircraft before and during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | test pilot ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram |
German jet aircraft development
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German rocket aircraft development ⓘ |
| basedIn | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Heinkel engineers
ⓘ
aerodynamicists ⓘ military evaluation officers ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
advancement of jet propulsion
ⓘ
advancement of rocket propulsion ⓘ |
| countryOfEmployer | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employedBy | Heinkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerIndustry | aircraft manufacturing ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
developmental flight testing
ⓘ
experimental flight testing ⓘ |
| historicalContext | rapid development of military aviation technology in the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| notableEmployer | Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
before World War II
ⓘ
during World War II ⓘ |
| operatedUnderRegime | Third Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German aviation industry test community ⓘ |
| requiredSkill |
aircraft systems knowledge
ⓘ
experimental procedures adherence ⓘ high-speed flight competence ⓘ risk management in flight ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high-risk occupation ⓘ |
| roleInDevelopment |
flight performance evaluation
ⓘ
handling characteristics assessment ⓘ safety evaluation ⓘ systems testing ⓘ |
| specialization |
jet aircraft testing
ⓘ
rocket-powered aircraft testing ⓘ |
| testedAircraftOfManufacturer | Heinkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedAircraftType |
experimental aircraft
ⓘ
pre-production aircraft ⓘ prototype aircraft ⓘ |
| typicalEmployerType | private aircraft manufacturer under state contracts ⓘ |
| usedDocumentation |
flight test reports
ⓘ
technical manuals ⓘ |
| workEnvironment |
German military airfields
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Heinkel test facilities ⓘ |
| workFocus |
identification of design flaws
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performance envelope expansion ⓘ validation of theoretical calculations ⓘ |
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