June 2019 answer: Vought OS2U Kingfisher
JUNE 2019 winner
Don Wilkins, Principal Engineer, Boeing Research and Technology, St. Louis, Missouri
How long have you been in the aerospace business? 39 years
How did you become interested in aircraft? When I was a small child, I saw an airplane so tiny and free in the clouds. Someone told me people were in that buzzing, whirling dot. How could you not be hooked?
What is your favorite aircraft and why? F-15, the world’s greatest fighter aircraft and the first I worked on.
Runners-up
Ian Baker Mechanical Engineer
KBR Inc.
Midwest City, Oklahoma
Scott Longo
Electrical Engineer
BAE Systems Inc.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
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 October 18, 2019. Winners will be announced in the November/December 2019 issue.
Have fun, and good luck!
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