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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.

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Design process: wing size and takeoffs.

Repair Barn to the Rescue

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The Aircraft Repair Barn at Oshkosh is where airplanes that have mechanical problems or damage go to be repaired during AirVenture.  The Repair Barn...

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Design process-wing size.

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Design process-initial weights.

Design Process: Size, Bones, and Balance

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Up to now in our ongoing series about the design process, we have been considering the aspect of the mission. At this point, the...

Wind Tunnel

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Design process, part 7-runway surface.

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Design process, part 6-obstacles.

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Design process, part 5-airports.

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Design process, part 4-more about speed.

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Design process, part 3-how fast?

In Case You Missed It

Ask the DAR

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Moving a certified aircraft to another category, operating an Experimental internationally.

To Launch A Light Sport

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Author Bob Fritz got the bad news that he would likely not pass his FAA medical and was faced with a choice: Finish the RV he was working on and resign himself to flying with a partner, or try to find a suitable Light Sport Aircraft that he could build and fly solo. In this first installment in the series, he details his search for the right design and reveals the decision he ultimately made.

Easy Hole Spacing

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One of the curses of modern CAD technology is that designers can draw something...

Metal Magic: How To Back Rivet

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Master aircraft builder Paul Dye demonstrates how to "back rivet" metal for a clean,...