David Murphy, Advisor Engineer, Bechtel Corp., Schenectady, New York
How long have you been in the aerospace business? 37 years.
How did you become interested in aircraft? Since I was a kid and would see aircraft taking off from a nearby military base during recess.
What is your favorite aircraft and why? When I was young, I enjoyed assembling scale models of military aircraft.
Runners-up:
Ashwin Barama, Aerospace Engineering Student, New York University, New York, New York
Gerald Dobrynski, Product Application Specialist, EMUGE FRANKEN USA, West Boylston, Massachusetts