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| Keywords: Richard G. Ewers DVIDS728877.jpg en Richard G Dick Ewers became a pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards California in May 1998 His flying duties focus on operation of the Airborne Science DC-8 and Systems Research F/A-18 aircraft but he also maintains qualifications in the King Air and T-34C He has more than 32 years and nearly 9 000 hours of military and civilian flight experience in all types of aircraft from jet fighters to blimps Ewers came to NASA Dryden from a position as an engineering test pilot with Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems Division formerly Westinghouse's Electronic Systems Group He spent eight and a half years with Westinghouse flight testing radar and forward looking infrared systems under development for military and civilian use Before going to work for Westinghouse Ewers served for more than 21 years as a U S Marine Corps fighter and test pilot flying F-4 A-4 and F/A-18 aircraft He underwent flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola Fla in 1969-70 He was subsequently assigned to both fighter/attack and reconnaissance squadrons before ultimately commanding an F-4S squadron for two years Additionally his flying included combat service in Vietnam and operational exchange tours with both U S Navy and U S Air Force squadrons flying F-4s around the world including off aircraft carriers Ewers graduated from the U S Naval Test Pilot School in 1981 and subsequently served two tours as a test pilot at the Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River Md Most of his flight test experience was with the F/A-18 Hornet He retired from the Marine Corps in 1989 with the rank of lieutenant colonel Ewers graduated from the U S Air Force Academy in 1968 with a bachelor of science degree in engineering mechanics He earned a master of science degree in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida in 1970 NASA Identifier NIX_EC98-44820-2 2009-12-10 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/728877 728877 2012-10-17 15 15 WASHINGTON DC US PD-USGov Naval Air Station Pensacola Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ | ||||
