Name that Plane!

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.

• Reached the Western Front by mid-1917
• Served with Royal Flying Corps and the air forces of Belgium, Italy and the U.S.
• Exported to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Japan and Poland immediately after WWI
• Single-seat fighter
• 8,472 built, but 10,000 outstanding orders were cancelled after the war

Specifications

• Wingspan: 326ft 11"
• Length: 20ft 8"
• Height: 7ft 11"
• Empty Weight: 1,815 lb
• Top Speed: 135 mph
• Engine/Horsepower: One 220hp V-8 Hispano-Suiza engine

Previous Issue's Winner

1st Place: Jim Lawrence, Service Engineer, Precision Piece Parts, Inc., Mishawaka, IN

How long have you been in your current industry?
15 years.

How did you become interested in aircraft?
My father was an avid auto and aircraft enthusiast, as well as an aircraft mechanic during the Vietnam War. We always went to air shows starting when I was about six years old, and ever since, I have appreciated anything that flies.

What is your favorite aircraft?
I like the planes that were innovators and had big impacts on flight. I like the P51 for its sleekness and agility and the F4U Corsair for its gull wings and awesome-sounding rotary engine.

Previous Issue's Runners-Up

Jackie Owens, Purchasing Mgr
Esterline CMC Electronics,
Sugar Grove, IL

Terry Jarboe, Field Applications
Engineer, Aeroflex
New Century, KS

Michael Valenti, Quality Engineer
Goodrich ISR Systems, Danbury, CT

Mark Evans, Purchasing Mgr
Angel Aircraft Corp., Orange City, IA

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 March/April Aviation Appreciation contest will be April 4, 2008.

Have fun and good luck!