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 Aerospace Manufacturing and Design consolation prize. These may be hats, pens, T-shirts, or other exciting products for your enjoyment.

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

The entry deadline for the November/December 2011 contest is February 6, 2012, with winners announced in the March 2012 issue of AMD.

Have fun and good luck!

How long have you been in the current industry?
15 years

How did you become interested in aircraft?
My father was a B52 navigator in the United States Air Force in the late 60s and my grandfather worked at General Dynamics in Fort Worth, TX. When I was young, my grandfather would take us by Carswell AFB, which was located near the General Dynamics facility. We would watch the B52s and the brand new F16s take off from a vantage point near the end of the runway. That was the beginning of a lifelong fascination with military aircraft.

What is your favorite aircraft?
I have always been partial to fighter planes, my favorite is the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.

ATTENTION PAST WINNERS!
Where do you display your airplane? Send us a picture of you and the model airplane you won for having the correct answer to the Name that Plane contest and you may be featured in a future issue. E-mail your high resolution photo to: Matthew Grasson at mgrasson@gie.net.

*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 Matt Grasson, mgrasson@gie.net