Frank Batteas is a research test pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.
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Frank Batteas is a research test pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. He is currently a project pilot for the F/A-18 and C-17 flight research projects. In addition, his flying duties include operation of the DC-8 Flying Laboratory in the Airborne Science program, and piloting the B-52B launch aircraft, the King Air, and the T-34C support aircraft. Batteas has accumulated more than 4,700 hours of military and civilian flight experience in more than 40 different aircraft types. Read bio.January 4, 1999NASA Photo / Carla Thomas› Pilots Description