About This Event
Join us for our Spring fundraiser - a fun evening of food, drink, camaraderie, a silent auction...and a fascinating talk by Tom Morgenfeld, former Chief Test Pilot and Director of Flight Operations at Lockheed Martin's famous Skunk Works
Tom Morgenfeld, a retired Navy Captain, is a “pilot’s pilot”. A Fellow and past President of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Tom is a member of two Collier Trophy winning teams and has been inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor.
A1965 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Tom was designated a Naval Aviator in 1967 and had two fleet tours flying the F-8 Crusader. He flew more than 90 combat missions and amassed more than 500 carrier landings.
In 1975 Tom attended the Empire Test Pilots’ School in England, winning the McKenna Trophy as top student in his class. In 1976 He was ordered to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron FOUR where he participated in the then-classified exploitation of Russian aircraft, in addition to serving as the F-18 Project Pilot.
Following his distinguished military career, Tom joined Lockheed in December 1979 as an Experimental Test Pilot in the world famous Skunk Works. He was assigned to the F-117 program and flew almost 1,300 hours in testing that radical aircraft. In 1989 he joined the Advanced Tactical Fighter program where he was primarily responsible for flying the second YF-22A prototype. After Lockheed won that competition, he was named Chief Test Pilot for the YF-22A follow-on test program. In 1991 he was named Chief Test Pilot for the Skunk Works, in 1999 being promoted to Director of Flight Operations. As Chief Test Pilot on the Joint Strike Fighter program, he performed the first flight on the X-35 and tested all three versions of the airplane.
About This Event
Join us for our Spring fundraiser - a fun evening of food, drink, camaraderie, a silent auction...and a fascinating talk by Tom Morgenfeld, former Chief Test Pilot and Director of Flight Operations at Lockheed Martin's famous Skunk Works
Tom Morgenfeld, a retired Navy Captain, is a “pilot’s pilot”. A Fellow and past President of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Tom is a member of two Collier Trophy winning teams and has been inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor.
A1965 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Tom was designated a Naval Aviator in 1967 and had two fleet tours flying the F-8 Crusader. He flew more than 90 combat missions and amassed more than 500 carrier landings.
In 1975 Tom attended the Empire Test Pilots’ School in England, winning the McKenna Trophy as top student in his class. In 1976 He was ordered to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron FOUR where he participated in the then-classified exploitation of Russian aircraft, in addition to serving as the F-18 Project Pilot.
Following his distinguished military career, Tom joined Lockheed in December 1979 as an Experimental Test Pilot in the world famous Skunk Works. He was assigned to the F-117 program and flew almost 1,300 hours in testing that radical aircraft. In 1989 he joined the Advanced Tactical Fighter program where he was primarily responsible for flying the second YF-22A prototype. After Lockheed won that competition, he was named Chief Test Pilot for the YF-22A follow-on test program. In 1991 he was named Chief Test Pilot for the Skunk Works, in 1999 being promoted to Director of Flight Operations. As Chief Test Pilot on the Joint Strike Fighter program, he performed the first flight on the X-35 and tested all three versions of the airplane.