Name that plane

June 2025 winner:

Tom Walinski, Project Development Engineer, Gosiger West Coast, Cypress, California

How long have you been in the aerospace business? I started machining in 1977 in the garage/machine shop of a guy who had retired from Lockheed. The first aircraft parts I made were for Bill Bennett’s Delta Wing hang gliders. Years later, I was making parts for the F-35, Apache, Mars rover(s), and the ISS.

How did you become interested in aircraft? When I was a kid, my brother and I were all about the X-15. Then we started going to air shows and seeing the planes up close.

What is your favorite aircraft and why? The F-14 Tomcat. I just loved the shape of it and the variable wing positions (plus the ‘Tom’).

Runners-up:

Deed PenDell, Owner,19Lima Manufacturing, Elkhart, Indiana

Adam Swiecichowski, Facilities Engineering Intern, ATI Forged Products, Cudahy, Wisconsin

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 September 1, 2025. Winners will be announced in the October 2025 issue.