44. Steven M. Rainey Helped The F-22 Reach Many Milestones
Steven M. Rainey was the first United States Air Force Pilot (USAF) to fly the F-22 Raptor. In 1991, Rainy graduated from the United States Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland. In 1994, Rainey began work for the F-22 systems program. It was here where Rainey hit plenty of landmarks for the aircraft. In 1998, he became the first pilot to conduct air-to-air refueling, and later that year performed the first non-stop cross country flight (4.5 Hours).