Episode #165 - Test Pilot for the Famous Lockheed SKUNKWORKS! Major JB Brown (ret)

JB Brown is a unique pilot with experience on some of the most amazing aircraft that the United States has ever developed. Following Air Force tours flying the F-4 Phantom and F-5 Tiger, he was selected to attend the United States Air Force Test Pilot School and went on to test the A-7 Corsair II, the F-15 Strike Eagle, the F-117 Stealth Fighter and the F-22 Raptor. In 1994 he joined the Lockheed Skunk Works as an Experimental Test Pilot in the F-117 Stealth Fighter, helping to develop new software, avionics and weapons systems. Many of these improvements JB worked on saw service in Operation Joint Endeavor over Bosnia and the second Gulf War: Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is currently President of the National Test Pilot School, helping to train test pilots from around the world. He has logged over 10,000 flight hours in 154 different models of aircraft. “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts during these challenging times. Register at SocialFlightLive.com to join the live broadcast every Tuesday evening at 8pm ET (be sure to join early because attendance is limited for the live broadcasts).