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 October 2013 contest is Nov. 15, 2013. Winners will be announced in the January/February 2014 issue of AMD.
 

Have fun and good luck!

Photo from the Menominee Range Historical Foundation

June/July Winner:
Michael Pierz, Chief Engineer, Delta Gear

How long have you been in the industry?
I started with GM 39 years ago, until I retired and came
to Delta Gear almost 3 years ago.

How did you become interested in aircraft?
As a child growing up at the dawn of the space age, it was easy to become interested in aircraft and spacecraft. The objects that were the pinnacle of technology and pushed the frontiers of what was known were constantly in the limelight.

What is your favorite aircraft?
Probably the North American X-15. Still the fastest aircraft 46 years after achieving Mach 6.72.

*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, and winners must be print or digital subscribers of AMD. Due to the unpredictable nature of postal delivery, prizes will be determined by random drawing from all correct answers received, after a six-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.