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Rapid-fire facts

• Prototype of an Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) system
• First flew in 2011
• Demonstrated carrier catapult launches and arrested landings in 2013
• U.S. Navy and its development team jointly received the 2013 Collier Trophy

Specifications:

• Wingspan: 62.1ft extended/30.9ft folded (18.92m/9.41m)
• Length: 38.2ft (11.63m)
• Height: 10.4ft (3.10m)
• Top speed: Mach 0.9+ (high subsonic)
• Engine: Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan

October winner:

David S. Hass, Principal Engineer, Wyle Aerospace, Midwest City, Oklahoma

October 2015 answer:

Douglas DC-7C

How long have you been in the aerospace industry?

Since 1999, after leaving the military ammunition industry.

How did you become interested in aircraft?

Through work.

What is your favorite aircraft?

The B-1 bomber, because it rattles the windows on takeoff.

Runners-up:

Ron Hoying

Composite Design Technician, Hartzell Propeller Inc., Piqua, Ohio 

Joseph Mattingly

Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia

Our submission procedure:

To enter the contest, visit www.OnlineAMD.com/NameThatPlane and fill out the provided entry form. Only completed forms will qualify.

The entry deadline for this issue’s contest is March 11, 2016. Winners will be announced in the April/May 2016 issue.

Have fun, and good luck!

For a full set of rules, please visit www.OnlineAMD.com/NameThatPlane.

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