Aashritha V Olety shattered the glass ceiling to become the first female flight test engineer in the country. She has become the first woman to qualify for this test for this role from the IAF. She will now be responsible for evaluating aircraft and airborne systems, and only after she gives the go-ahead will they be inducted into the armed forces.
Aashritha is from Kollegal in the Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka. It is to be noted that since 1973, there are only 275 people who have actually qualified for this position. She graduated from the Air Force Test Pilots School, which is a premier institute of the Indian Air Force and one of the seven such universities in the entire world. She is an engineering graduate from MVJ College of Engineering in Bengaluru.
“It’s a challenging avenue that requires theoretical and practical experience to test aircraft.”, Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur (Retd), a former test pilot and test flying instructor was quoted saying in a report.
Squadron Leader Aashritha V Olety, Indian Air Force, becomes the 1st Female Flight Test Engineer of the Nation. She has graduated from the prestigious Air Force Test Pilot School, one of the seven only universities in the entire world.
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— Defence Squad (@Defence_Squad_) May 23, 2021
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