Name that plane

October 2019 Winner

Michael Kramer, Product Development Engineer, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Franklin, Wisconsin

How long have you been in the aerospace business? I’ve just finished my third year in aerospace and am looking forward to a long career in the industry.

How did you become interested in aircraft? Flight technology has always captured my imagination, but I think I first became truly fascinated after attending an aviation camp back in grade school.

What is your favorite aircraft and why? There’s been a special place in my heart for the Lockheed SR-71 ever since I first locked eyes on the one suspended above the lobby of the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. It was truly an engineering masterwork that, even two full decades after its final retirement, remains largely unsurpassed in performance, complexity, and artistry.

Runners-up

William Westphal
Senior Design Engineer
Belcan LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana

Benjamin Stricker
Repair Manager
CCI Aero Inc.
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Submission Procedure
To enter the contest, visit www.AerospaceManufacturingAndDesign.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 April 6, 2020.Winners will be announced in the May 2020 issue.

Have fun, and good luck!