Aviation Appreciation

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design welcomes all aircraft enthusiasts to join in the fun and NAME THAT PLANE! Each issue, a new aircraft will be featured in the Aviation Appreciation section. Given a photo and a clue box, readers are encouraged to guess which plane is being described and send in their answers to the AMD staff.

Prizes include:
1st place:
A high-quality model
of the featured airplane complete with desk stand and winner’s certificate.

Runners-up:
(2nd through 5th place)
An AMD consolation prize. These may be hats, pens, T-shirts, or other exciting products for your enjoyment.

Please send your answers via e-mail to: Danny English, denglish@gie.net, with “Aviation Appreciation” in the subject line. Only e-mail entries will qualify.

The entry deadline for the March 2013 contest is May 8, 2013, with winners announced in the June/July 2013 issue of AMD.

Have fun and good luck!

Previous Issue's Winner:
Chris Peterson, Senior Engineer

How long have you been in your current industry?
I have been in the aerospace industry for more than 30 years. I started at Ford Aerospace working on FLIR targeting pods for the F-18 aircraft. I am now employed at Northrop Grumman working on satellite sensors.

How did you become interested in aircraft?
My father was in the Marine Corp and flew A-4 Skyhawks in the 1960s. I was exposed to military aircraft at a young age, and I have remained interested ever since.

What is your favorite aircraft?
I have always liked the Vought F4U Corsair. I believe it was one of the first models that I built when I was younger. I have always been especially interested in WW2 aircraft.

*Contestants may not win the first place prize more than once throughout the duration of the contest, and may only win consolation prizes once per calendar year. Due to the unpredictable nature of postal delivery, prizes will be determined by random drawing from all correct answers received, after a three week waiting period from the issue’s mailing date. The first drawing will name the 1st place winner, followed by four consecutive drawings for consolation prizes. Please send comments or feedback regarding the contest to Danny English, denglish@gie.net.