Test Aircraft at NAS Patuxent River

Nigel Howarth June 27, 2016

P-8A Poseidon of VX-20

Credit: Nigel Howarth

Aviation Week spent a day by the runway at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, the Navy's premier base for test aircraft. Home to the F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF), the USN Test Pilot School and several other test squadrons.

Nigel Howarth

A computer programmer originally, with a background in various non-aviation sectors for blue chip companies, Nigel started as an aviation data analyst in 1999, with BACK Aviation Solutions and has been following all aspects of aviation for almost 40 years.