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Barnaby Wainfan

Barnaby Wainfan
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Barnaby is a Technical Fellow for Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Design organization. A private pilot with single-engine and glider ratings, Barnaby has been involved in the design of unconventional airplanes including canards, joined wings, flying wings and some too strange to fall into any known category.

Wind Tunnel

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Tail surface flutter.

Wind Tunnel

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Aeroelasticity—structure with a twist.

Wind Tunnel

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Aeroelasticity II—aileron flutter.

Wind Tunnel

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Aeroelasticity.

Wind Tunnel

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The truth about trimtabs.

Wind Tunnel

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Finding design help.

Wind Tunnel

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It's in the book!

Wind Tunnel

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Advice—the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Fasteners Through an Engineer’s Eye

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The structure of an airplane and its systems are only as strong and reliable as the joints holding its components together.

Avoiding the Traps of Bad Engineering and Construction

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There's a large body of knowledge of good engineering practice for aircraft. Most of this knowledge was gained the hard way, and it should not be ignored lightly.

In Case You Missed It

Avidyne IFD540 vs. Garmin GTN 750

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Understanding the differences between these highly capable GPS navigators.

Back to School

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There's always more to learn at the National Test Pilot School (Part 2).

Roll Camera!

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Leave it to Dick Starks to get his foot in the door of a movie set by supplying WW-I replica aircraft. Once there, leave it to Dick to find trouble, even when hes not looking for it. No worries, though. Alls well that ends well, and the whole experience makes for a story thatll have you laughing out loud.

Thought Exercise: The Drive Socket

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Ever look at a part and wonder, “How did they make that?”