James S. McDonnell Award
James S. McDonnell Award
The J.S. McDonnell award was established in 2016 and is a group award that honors outstanding achievement in the field of Flight Test Engineering.
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.
Previous Recipients
Year | Recipient |
| 2022 | Cessna SkyCourier Test Team |
| 2021 | V280 Valor Test Team |
| 2020 | CH-53K Integrated Test Team |
| 2019 | F-35 Integrated Test Force |
| 2018 | Perlan 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 |