Aerospace Manufacturing and Design welcomes all aircraft enthusiasts to join the fun and NAME THAT PLANE! Each issue, a new aircraft will be featured. Given a photo and a clue box, readers are encouraged to guess what plane is being described and submit their answers to https://www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/namethatplane/.
Rapid-fire facts
- Built for the Cleveland Speed Foundation
- Nicknamed Sky Buzzard
- First winner of the Bendix Trophy
- Flown by Maj. James H. Doolittle
Specifications:
- Wingspan: 21ft (6.4m)
- Length: 19ft 6” (5.94m)
- Wing area: 112ft2 (10.4m2)
- Empty weight: 1,580 lb (717kg)
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. R-985 Radial, 535hp (399kW)
October 2016 answer:
Sikorsky H-34/S-58
October 2016 winner:
Paul Omichinski, Principal Engineer, Barnes Aerospace, Windsor, Connecticut
How long have you been in the aerospace business?
39 years
How did you become interested in aircraft?
It’s a family thing. Dad spent his life with flying machines and in the industry. Guess I fell for them too, from engineering to manufacturing to flying them. Never found a better way to convert money into noise.
What is your favorite aircraft (and why)?
The Beech 17 for the sheer elegance of the Golden Age planes; Republic P-47 for the brute, purposeful war birds; and the Northrop F-5/T-38 for just plain sexiest.
Runners-up:
Gilbert Mesec
President, Swangate Int’l., Hague, Virginia
David Turner
R&D Project Engineer, Eclipse Composites Engineering, Bluffdale, Utah
Submission procedure:
To enter the contest, visit https://www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/namethatplane/ and fill out the provided entry form. Only completed forms will qualify.
The entry deadline for this issue’s contest is March 10, 2017. Winners will be announced in the April-May 2017 issue.
Have fun, and good luck!
For a full set of rules, please visit https://www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/namethatplane/.
Look what Paul won!
Enter today to win your own high-quality desktop aircraft replica!
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