Word: zongker
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Dates: during 1985-1985
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Hundreds of competitors entered as professionals, solemnly defined as "teachers and graduate students in aeronautics and related fields, as well as engineers, designers and others employed in the aerospace industry." One was James Zongker from the Boeing Co. Wichita plant. His sleek "X-21Bmk-5" recently set the Guinness indoor record for distance (164 ft. 4 in.). Another pro was Roland Mayer, chief engineer for General Electric's military space programs, whose "Beercan Bomber," carved out of a Miller Lite can, was disqualified because of its materials but still much admired. Commercial Pilot Anthony Martin of Talkeetna, Alaska, sent along...
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