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.
Gordon and Patty Gilchrist’s PA-14EXP
Parked near the Brown Arch on the AirVenture flight line is what at first appears to be a Super Cub on amphibious floats. Walking...
Flying Lessons at KidVenture
On two grass circles at Pioneer airport, veteran volunteer aeromodellers are teaching kids how to fly control-line model airplanes. Control-line flying predates radio control....
Jim Smith's Lift Reserve Indicator
Jim Smith's lime green RV-6 sports many performance-enhancing modifications including extended, tapered wing tips, and Ellippse propeller, and extensive modifications to the cooling air...
Canada Represented
Parked in front of the AirVenture Canada tent is a red and white DR-107 "One Design" registered C-GPIO.
Its builder, Jeff Seaborn, is here representing...
In Case You Missed It
Build Your Skills: Fabric
Who knew there was so much to consider when selecting a fabric for your aircraft project? Cotton or polyester? Light weight or heavy? STCs, TSOs, PMAs, FAA requirements. Poly-Fiber or Ceconite systems? Ron Alexander unravels the alphabet soup and explains how and why each fabric may be the way to go for a specific project.
Bob’s Donut Shop
In my April 2021 column, I described making custom rivet nuts to replace self-tapping...