Name that plane

November-December 2024 answer: Lockheed HC-130H Hercules
Photo: U.S. Air Force

November-December 2024 winner:

David Murphy, Advisor Engineer, Bechtel Corp., Schenectady, New York

How long have you been in the aerospace business? 37 years.

How did you become interested in aircraft? When I was young, I enjoyed assembling scale models of military aircraft.

What is your favorite aircraft and why? My favorite aircraft is the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird due to its sleek design and innovative stealth capabilities.

Runners-up:

Ashwin Barama, Aerospace Engineering Student, New York University, New York, New York

Gerald Dobrynski, Product Application Specialist, EMUGE FRANKEN USA, West Boylston, Massachusetts

Submission procedure

To enter the contest, visit http://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 4, 2025. Winners will be announced in the May 2025 issue.

Have fun, and good luck!

Look what David won!

Enter today to win your own high-quality desktop aircraft replica!

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