Name that plane

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!