April/May 2017 answer:
Boeing P-12/F4B
April/May 2017 winner
Steve Sierens, Mechanical Engineer/Manager, Pall Corp., DeLand, Florida
How long have you been in the aerospace business?
I have been an aero enthusiast my entire adult life. I own two single-engine aircraft.
How did you become interested in aircraft?
As a teenager. My next-door neighbor was an airline pilot who restored vintage aircraft in his garage. I helped him restore a Boeing 100, an aircraft similar to the one in the contest.
What is your favorite aircraft?
I have so many favorites it’s hard to name only one: Piper J-3 Cub, Waco Model SRE, Grumman F8F Bearcat, Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
Runners-up
David Turner
R&D Project Engineer, Eclipse Composites Engineering, Bluffdale, Utah
Arundel Taylor
Material Engineer, KBRwyle, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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