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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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Design process, part 6-obstacles.

Wind Tunnel

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Design process, part 5-airports.

Wind Tunnel

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Design process, part 4-more about speed.

Wind Tunnel

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Design process, part 3-how fast?

Wind Tunnel

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Design process, part 2-how high should you fly?

Wind Tunnel

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Design process, part 1-it all starts with the mission.

Wind Tunnel

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Gyroplanes, part 5.

And the Interesting Wing Tip of the Year Award Goes to…

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Wittman Buttercup N676JS! Over the years designers and experimenters have tried a wide variety of different wing tip concepts to try to minimize the aerodynamic...

Wind Tunnel

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Gyroplanes, part 4.

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Gyroplanes, part 3.

In Case You Missed It

3 Years, 1 Minute, and 40 Seconds

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A Mazda-powered Harmon Rocket stomps the time-to-climb record.

Light Planes Perform Better

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How one builder shaved 200 pounds off his Glasair Sportsman.

Firewall Forward: Lycoming Engine Service School

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Dave Prizio attends the Lycoming Engine Service School in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and comes away from the experience with many lessons.

Primer on Paint

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Decisions, decisions. One of the blessings of building an airplane is the ability to...