Inside, the plane is set up for experimental flying. Then she gets to sit in the cockpit behind the two pilots and they fly. "I'm the person conducting the pre-test briefing," she said. She plans what maneuvers and conditions will be tested on any given test flight.
Impressively young to have such responsibility, Stednitz's job is to organize the entire flight test team of analysts, instrumentation specialists, engineers, ground operations personnel, maintenance crews and test pilots. Inside the coolly air-conditioned plane, some Seattle-based Boeing flight test engineers and test pilots spoke of their pride in the exhilarating work they do.Įmily Stednitz, 27, joined Boeing almost five years ago after completing her mechanical engineering degree at UC Berkeley and is now one of the 777X flight test directors. 19-FARNBOROUGH, England - The giant Boeing 777-9X glistened in the already hot morning sun as the Farnborough Air Show opened Monday.
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