National Test Pilot School

The National Test Pilot School is the only civilian test-pilot school in the United States, located in . It is organized as a not-for-profit educational institute under state law and is governed by a board of trustees.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: commercial test pilot training institute in Mojave, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Escuela de Pilotos de Prueba Nacional”, “National Flight Test Institute”, “NTPS”, and “米国テストパイロット学校”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mojave Air and Space Port and Mojave Junior Senior High School.

Aerodrome
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The is a general-use public airport with three main areas of activity: flight testing, space industry development, and aircraft heavy maintenance and storage.

School
Mojave High School, is a nine-month public high school that is part of Clark County School District located in North Las Vegas, . After a year of sharing a campus at on a "double session" schedule where Cheyenne students attended… is situated 1 mile southwest of National Test Pilot School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mojave and Reefer City.

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is a city of 4,200 people in in the of . has a rich aerospace history because of nearby Edwards Air Force Base, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and Palmdale Regional Airport.

Locality
is a ghost town in , . It was located 3.25 miles south-southwest of , at an elevation of 2762 feet. still appeared on maps as late as 1947. is situated 4 miles southwest of National Test Pilot School.

National Test Pilot School

Latitude
35.05657° or 35° 3′ 24″ north
Longitude
-118.15061° or 118° 9′ 2″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
85733R4X+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83895716
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q9048885
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“National Test Pilot School” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “National Test Pilot School”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المدرسه الوطنية التجريبية التجريبيه”
  • French: “National Test Pilot School”
  • Japanese: “国立テストパイロット学校”
  • Spanish: “National Test Pilot School”
  • Swedish: “National Test Pilot School”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Airport Administration and Mojave Area Station.

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