Steven M. Rainey

Steven M. Rainey
Rainey in 2010
NicknameHooter
BranchUnited States Air Force
Service years1980–2000
RankLt. Colonel
Commands411th Flight Test Squadron
ConflictsCold War
Other workF-22 Chief Test Pilot

Steven M. Rainey is a test pilot and retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer. As of 2022, he is a test pilot for Stratolaunch Systems working on the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch aircraft. Previously, he was Lockheed Martin's chief F-22 test pilot, Boeing's lead F-22 test pilot, and commander of the USAF 411th Flight Test Squadron. He is noted for a number of achievements while flight testing the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. He was the first USAF pilot to fly the aircraft, the first pilot to perform aerial refueling in the F-22, and the first pilot to fly cross-country in the Raptor.

Rainey was the president of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots for 2012 and is a fellow of the organization.

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