name came from a classified test program whose details she rarely discussed, even decades later. The silver dart she wore on her red jacket was a small keepsake from that period, its edges worn smooth by time.
She had once flown experimental aircraft that most people would recognize only from aviation museums and documentaries.
She had also helped evaluate flight-control systems, emergency handling characteristics, and performance limits that would later inform other programs.
But her greatest accomplishment had never been a dramatic maneuver or a headline.
It was bringing aircraft
