Iven C. Kincheloe Award

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The Iven C. Kincheloe Award recognizes outstanding professional accomplishment in the conduct of flight testing. It was established in 1958 by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and honors the memory of test pilot and Korean War ace Iven C. Kincheloe, United States Air Force, who died during flight testing.

Criteria

The Society lists three criteria for nominations to this award:

  1. The recipient must be a living member of the Society.
  2. The accomplishment, or significant portion of the accomplishment, must have occurred in the past year (From July 1)
  3. The accomplishment must involve actual flight testing conducted by the individual, while in a test pilot role, and represent an outstanding contribution to an aerospace program.

Recipients

Recipients of this award, from 1958 to present, include:

  • 1958
    • James R. Gannett, Boeing First Commercial Jet
    • Joseph J. Tymcyzszyn, CAA Transport Certification
  • 1959
    • Robert G. Ferry, Maj USAF, XV-3 Convertiplane
  • 1960
    • A. Scott Crossfield, North American X-15 Program
    • William M. Magruder, Douglas DC-8 Flight Test Program
  • 1962
    • Donald W. McCracken, McDonnell F-4 Mach Investigation
  • 1964
    • Pilots of YF12A (A-11) Lockheed Super-Secret Project
      • Louis W. Schalk
      • William C. Park
      • Robert J. Gilliland
      • James D. Eastham
  • 1968
    • Drury W. Wood, Jr, Dornier Werke DO31 Test Program-VTOL Flight
  • 1969
    • Jerauld R. Gentry, Maj USAF, NASA/FRC Lifting Body Program
    • James A. McDivitt, Col USAF/NASA Apollo IX Mission, test of LM maneuvering
  • 1972
    • Apollo XVI Crew Moon landing and return
    • Donald R. Segner, Lockheed-California For accomplishments in Company testing the Cheyenne helicopter
  • 1973
    • Charles A. Sewell, Grumman Aerospace Spin Prevention Testing in F-14-A TOMCAT
  • 1974
    • Irving L. Burrows, McDonnell Airccraft Outstanding professional Company contributions as a test pilot during F15A development program
  • 1975
    • John E. Krings, McDonnell Aircraft As Project Pilot on F15A Company high angle of attack characteristics test program
  • 1976
    • Charles C. Bock, Jr, Rockwell International For his outstanding accomplishments on the B-1 Program
  • 1979
    • Philip F. Oestricher, General Dynamics Corp. F-16 Flight Test Program
    • Robert C. Ettinger, Lt Col USAF
  • 1983
    • John M. Hoffman, Lt Col USAF For Outstanding contribution to the derivative F-15 fighter planes
  • 1984
    • Donald L. Bloom, Bell Helicopter 0H-58C helicopter spin phenomena
    • Charles A. Sewell, Grumman Aerospace Low Altitude high angle Corporation of attack, asymmetric thrust flight test program on the F-14.
  • 1985
    • William W. Lowe, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B High Angle of Attack Corporation Test Program
  • 1986
    • David A. Kerzie, Lockheed Corp. U-2/TR-1 extremely high altitude investigative and exploratory flights to determine flutter characteristics.
  • 1987
    • Guy Mitaux-Maurouard, Avions Marcel Dassault Rafale Flight Test Program
    • Dick Rutan, Voyager Aircraft, Inc. Successful around-the-world non-stop, non-refueled flight of the Voyager aircraft
    • Jeana Yeager, Voyager Aircraft, Inc.
  • 1988
    • Channing S. Morse, McDonnell Douglas NOTAR Helicopter, Helicopter Company Development Program
  • 1989
    • Addison S. Thompson, Rockwell International B-1B high alpha envelope
    • Randy Gaston, Lt Col USAF, expansion and flight control system development
    • William C. Park, Jr, Lockheed Aircraft Corp. Research and development
    • N. Kenneth Dyson, Lt Col USAF, flights of prototype
  • 1990
    • Bruce J. Hinds, Jr. Northrop Corporation B-2 Flight Test Program
    • Richard S. Couch, Col USAF
  • 1991
    • Paul Metz, Northrop Corporation YF-23 ATF Prototype
    • David L. Ferguson, Lockheed Corporation YF-22 ATF Prototype
  • 1993
    • Allan T. Reed, McDonnell Douglas T-45 High Angle of Attack and Corporation Flying Qualities & Spin Evaluation
  • 1994
    • Christopher J. Yeo, British Aerospace Eurofighter 2000 Flight Test
    • Peter Weger, Deutsche Aerospace Program
  • 2001
    • Wg Cdr Rajiv Kothiyal, Indian AF
  • 2005
    • Randy Neville, Boeing F-22
  • 2006
    • Norman E. Howell, Boeing, C-17
  • 2007
    • Jon S. Beesley, Lockheed Martin, F-35A and Bird of Prey Test Team (Retroactive from 1997)
    • Rudy Haug, Boeing
    • Doug Benjamin, Boeing
    • Joe Felock, Boeing

References

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