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 August/September 2013 contest is Oct. 11, 2013, with winners announced in the November/December issue of AMD.

Have fun and good luck!

Photo courtesy of www.Boeing.com

April/May Issue's Winner:
Ronald V. Kadyszewski, Electrical Systems Design and Analysis Engineer, Boeing, Ridley Park, Pa.

How long have you been in the industry?
I have been associated with the aerospace industry since graduating from Penn State with a BSEE in 1961. I contributed significantly to the wind tunnel testing of tilt wing and tilt rotor models of which the latter eventually became the configuration of the V-22 Osprey.

How did you become interested in aircraft?
I became interested in aircraft at a very young age during the latter part of World War II and especially in fighter 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.