Barnaby Wainfan
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.
And the Interesting Wing Tip of the Year Award Goes to…
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...
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