The Aviation Appreciation Name That Plane contest drawing will take place on February 20, 2007. Please note the change of date.
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.
Rapid-fire Facts:- All-metal, two-bay biplane
- Entered service in 1935
- Fighter
- Saw service in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, South Africa and Southern Rhodesia
Specifications
- Wingspan: 32ft 9.5"
- Length: 26ft 5"
- Height: 10ft 3"
- Empty Weight: 2,770 lb
- Top Speed: 203 mph
- Engine/Horsepower: One 640hp Bristol Mercury VIS2
Previous Issue's Winner
1st Place: Pat Mackin, Quality Assurance Manager, Precision Piece Parts, Inc., Mishawaka, IN
How long have you been in your current industry?
I have been in precision machining for 37 years.
How did you become interested in aircraft?
My grandfather built and flew
gas-engine balsa models from plans. I still have some of the planes
that he built more than 50 years ago.
What is your favorite aircraft?
Aircraft from WWII are my favorite and if I
had to pick one, it would be the P-51 Mustang with the Corsair and
Lightning as a close second.
Previous Issue's Runners-Up
Nick Parkinson, Director Helicopter Sales, Soloy Aviation Solutions, Olympia, WA.
John Fischer, Sales Manager, Sugino Corp., Itasca, IL
Mark Percario, President, Combustion Technologies, Inc., Chatham, VA
Robert Beacham, HSE Advisor, Albany Engineered Composite, Boerne, TX
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 email to: Heather Tunstall, assistant editor, htunstall@gie.net, with "Aviation Appreciation" in the subject line. Only email entries will qualify.
The entry deadline for the January/February Aviation Appreciation contest will be February 20, 2008.
Have fun and good luck!
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