
June 2022 winner:
Luis Santiago, Supplier Quality Engineer, JBT Aero Corp., Orlando, Florida
How long have you been in the aerospace business?42 years.
How did you become interested in aircraft? While attending Aviation High School in New York City.
What is your favorite aircraft and why? The Vought F4U Corsair. My home room at Aviation HS was 214, hence the Black Sheep Squadron that flew Corsairs. Or the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, because as an 18-year-old, I got to work on a secret black project.
Runners-up:
Norbert Paszkiewicz, Manufacturing Support, Valve Research & Mfg., Deerfield Beach, Florida
Dean Evers, Engineer, ATI Forged Products, Cudahy, Wisconsin
Submission procedure
To enter the contest, visit www.AerospaceManufacturing AndDesign.com/Form/NameThatPlane and fill out the provided entry form. Only completed forms will qualify. A full set of rules is provided.
The entry deadline for this issue’s contest is September 11, 2022. Winners will be announced in the November-December 2022 issue.
Have fun, and good luck!

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