SFTE AWARDS
Kelly Johnson
Kelly Johnson established the fabled Lockheed Skunk Works that was responsible for many designs and flight testing of aircraft such as the P-80, U-2, SR-71, F104, F-117, YF-22, and X-35.
Kelly Johnson Award
Individual Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Flight Test Engineering.
James S. McDonnell
James McDonnell was the founder of McDonnell Aircraft Company responsible for aircraft such as the F-2H, F-4D, F-4, and F-15 as well as many space vehicles such as the Apollo Command module.
James S. McDonnell Award
Team Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Flight Test Engineering.
Jesualdo Martinez
Jesualdo Martinez was a Spanish FTE at Airbus Defense & Space and member of the SFTE European Chapter Board who demonstrated and promoted the Society values of education, participation, and professionalism in the field of Flight Test Engineering. Jesulado and 4 fellow crew members perished in the crash of an A400M during a test flight in May 2015 from Seville airport.
Jesualdo Martinez Award
As a memorial for Jesualdo and our colleagues who have sacrificed their lives while performing their job, the European Chapter has established this award. The candidacies will be received by the European Chapter Board, and the award will be delivered every two years. The first one will be awarded this June during the 50th SFTE and 30th European Chapter Symposium in Toulouse.
Directors Award
Recognition for significant and lasting contributions toward the welfare, stature, leadership, or membership of the Society.
2019 Kelly Johnson Award Winner
Mr. Andrew Maack
F-35 Pax River ITF Chief Engineer
Outstanding Technical & Safety Leadership
JSF Flight Test Program since 1996
X-35 USN Flight Test Lead
F-35 USN Flight Test Chief Engineer
Led Pax River Flight Test Team of 800
Tech, Executive, Safety Board Chair
Austere & Ship-Based ops
L Class, CVN, HMS Queen Elizabeth
8 Flight Test Shipboard Deployments
Safe, Effective Results for USN IOC for STOVL & CV Variants
2019 James S. McDonnell Award
F-35 Lightning II
Integrated Test Force
Combined Effort of 2000 Personnel
LM, BAE, NGC, P&W & many other contractors
Air Force Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA
Naval Air Test Center, Pax River, MD
Eglin AFB, FL
China Lake, CA
Joint Program Office
3 Variants - CTOL, STOVL, CV
9,200 Sorties
17,000 Flight Hours
65,000 Test Points
Austere & Ship-Based ops
L Class, CVN, HMS Queen Elizabeth
8 Flight Test Shipboard Deployments
15 Years
System Design & Development Completed March 2018
2019 SFTE Directors Award
Mr. Dana Johnson
North Texas Chapter Lifetime Member
Secretary-Treasurer last 5 years
Planning Committees
2013 SFTE International Symposium
Annual Fall Southwest Symposium
Tech Support for 3 Monthly Programs
UT Arlington, UT Dallas, Flying Saucer Pub
Annual STEM Program at Moon Day
Developed simple, effective Livestream & Pod Cast Systems
All Current University Programs
Setting up for St. Louis 2020 SFTE Symposium
Developing SFTE App in 2019
Year Recipient Affiliation
2019 Andrew Maack F-35 Pax River ITF Chief Engineer
2018 Tim Dutton Martin Aviation
2017 Vanessa L. Bond USAF SEEK EAGLE
2015 Alan R. Lawless Honda Aircraft
2014 Frank S. Brown Air Force Test Center
2013 Reagan K. Woolf Air Force Test Center
2012 David L. Vanhoy USAF Test Pilot School
2011 Tim Jorris USAF Test Pilot School
2010 John Minor Hill Air Force Base
2009 Ken Edwards QinetiQ
2008 Robert N. Burton BAE Systems
2007 Robert G. Hoey USAF Flt. Test Center
2006 Gary L. Aldrich USAF Test Pilot School
2005 Johnny Armstrong USAF Flt. Test Center
2004 Burt Rutan Scaled Composites
2003 X-31 Vector USN, Boeing, EADS, DLR, BWB, RJK
2002 Charles E. Webb NAWC Aircraft Div.
2001 George Ka'iliwai III USAF Test Pilot School
2000 Frank W. Burcham NASA Dryden
1999 R. Dale Reed NASA Dryden
1998 Anatoly G. Kruglov Aviation Reg., Russia
1997 Richard Hildebrand USAF Flt.Test Center
1996 Charles Van Norman USAF Flt.Test Center
1995 Joseph L. Dunn NAWC Aircraft Div.
1994 F-16 MATV Team Lockheed, GE, USAF
1993 David E. Gibbings Westland Helicopters
1992 Donald Wyrick Lockheed
1991 Joint STARS Grumman, USAF,US Army
1990 Roger C. Crane USAF Flt.Test Center
1989 Kenneth W. Iliff NASA Dryden
1988 Eugene J. Zehr McDonnell Douglas
1987 William E. Jennings Bell Helicopter
1986 Charles E. Adolph USAF Flt.Test Center
1985 Chester B. Payne Lockheed
1984 James H. Lincoln Boeing
1983 Frederick Stoliker USAF Flt.Test Center
1982 Frederick Schaefer Grumman
1981 XV-15 Test Team Bell Helicopter
1980 Donald D. Archer Boeing
1979 Spirit 'TM' Team Sikorsky
1978 Robert Samuelson McDonnell Douglas
1977 Richard Abrams Rockwell
1976 Harold Cheney McDonnell Douglas
1975 Jack Strier USAF
1974 Ronald Magnuson Bell Helicopter
1973 Kelly Johnson Lockheed
James S. McDonnell
Award Winners
2018 Perlen II Project
2017 F-35C ITF DT-III Team
CNAF, NAVAIR, NAWCAD, VFA-101
USN - USS George Washington CVN-73
2016 F/A-18 Block H12 Pt. Mugu Detachment Flight Test Engineering Team
ATAC Corp. (Hawker Hunter), Boeing
F/A-18 & EA-18G Advanced Weapon Lab
NAWCWD China Lake & Point Mugu
VFA-15 Virginia Beach
VX-9, VX-31 China Lake
VX-20, VX-23 Patuxent River
82nd Aerial Targets Detachment
NAWC Aircraft Division
2015 F/A-18E/F Magic Carpet Test Team
USN - USS Nimitz CVN77
NAWC Aircraft Division
Boeing, Atlantic Test Ranges
2014 TAI Flight Test Team
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI)
2013 X-51A Scramjet Engine Test Team
Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, Rocketdyne
NAWC Point Mugu NAS
NASA Dryden, DARPA, AFRL, AFTC
Boeing, NASA, AFTC
Northrop Grumman
2012 Phantom Eye Test Team
MAHLE Powertrain
2011 NAVY UCAS Integrated Test Team
USAF, NAVAIR
Northrop Grumman
2010 X-51A Scramjet Engine Test Team
Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, Rocketdyne
NAWC Point Mugu NAS
NASA Dryden, DARPA, AFRL, AFTC
Boeing, NASA, AFTC
Northrop Grumman
2009 T-45 HSRIP Flight Test Team
Boeing, United States Navy
2008 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Test Team
Northrop Grumman, United States Navy
2007 EA-18G 'Growler' Flight Test Team
NAWC-WD China Lake
Boeing, Northrop Grumman
VX-9, VX-31 Advanced Weapons Lab
VX-23 NAS Patuxent River
VX-30 NAS Point Mugu
2006 X-43A Flight Test Team
Orbital Sciences
NASA Langley
NASA Dryden
SFTE Directors
Award Winners
Year Recipient Affiliation
2019 Dana Johnson Texas Instruments
2017 Mark Jones Jr Honda Aircraft
2015 Kari Seppanen Boeing
2014 Sam Carbaugh USAF (Retired)
2013 Douglas Bell Boeing
2012 Brooks Faurot Lockheed
2011 Steven Martin USAF
2010 Michael Bartlett Boeing
2009 Andy Hammer Boeing
2008 Edward Breau Naval Air Systems Cmd.
2007 John L. Minor USAF Test Pilot School
2006 James Sergeant Lockheed Martin
2005 Tom Briggs NAWC AD
2004 Joseph Turner Boeing
Barbara Wood QinetiQ
2003 Dean Carico NAWC AD
2002 Lee S. Gardner USAF Flight Test Center
Darcy S. Painter USAF Flight Test Center
2001 Allan T. Webb USAF Flight Test Center
2000 Alan R. Lawless NTPS
1999 Franz J. Enzinger Daimler Chrysler Aero
1998 Harold E. Weaver Boeing
1997 Clifford E. Moore Boeing
1996 Roger L. Counts TYBRIN Corporation
1995 William Cutler Northrop Grumman
1994 Gosta Niss Saab-Scania (Retired)
1993 J. Roy Combley Boeing (Retired)
1992 John A. Taylor Veda
1991 Wim Dijkshoorn Fokker
1988 Clayton Houston Lockheed
1987 George P. Gayes Grumman
Ronald E. Hart USAF Flight Test Center
1986 Jack Strier USAF Flight Test Center
1985 Bob Johnstone USAF Flight Test Center
Roger H. Jones Boeing
Jesualdo Martinez
Award Winners
Year Recipient Affiliation
2019 To Be Announced in Toulouse 13 June
Nominations
Nominations for these awards, except the Directors award, are accepted from individual members and chapters. Director award nominations are accepted from chapters only. Nominations with supporting rationale and recommendations should be submitted to SFTE HQ. Individuals or teams nominated do not have to be members but are encouraged to join.