BARNABY S. WAINFAN

(562) 425-3338

Wainfan@aol.com

Extensive experience in vehicle design and configuration integration, with background in aerodynamics of airplanes, missiles, ground vehicles, and watercraft. Expertise in innovative wing design, transonic aerodynamics, high-lift systems, and general aviation. Experience in all phases of project management from conception through flight-testing, and consulting for various vehicle projects. EBI/SSBI.

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EDUCATION

M.S. Aerospace Engineering : University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Dec., 1978

B.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Cornell University: 1977

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Security Clearance:

Top Secret (April 1997)

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Dec 1990 to Present: Northrop Grumman Western Region: Air Combat Systems

Title: Technical Fellow for Aerodynamics Design and Analysis

Responsibilities

· Recognized Northrop Grumman corporate expert in aerodynamic design.

· Configuration development and aerodynamic design of advanced military aircraft including the X-47B N-UCAS.

· Innovative aerodynamic technology development and development of aerodynamic design methodology to support ongoing design efforts.

· Test planning, engineering, and management of wind-tunnel tests. Wind-tunnel model design and fabrication.

· Management of aerodynamic design Integrated Product Teams. Development of manpower plans, program schedules and budgets

Unclassified assignments

Aerodynamics Lead for the US Navy UCAS-D program. Responsible for X-47B aerodynamic design, analysis, and testing.

· Flight mechanics lead for US Air Force Hybrid Launch Vehicle program. Responsible for aerodynamic design, aerodynamic analysis, and trajectory analysis for re-usable launch vehicle booster.

· Aerodynamic consultant to the F-35 program addressing issues concerning abrupt wing stall (AWS) and high-speed flying qualities.

· Wind tunnel testing and control effector design for Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus UAV

· F/A-18 E/F Transonic flying qualities enhancement.

· NASA Space launch Initiative aerodynamics and vehicle concept development.

· Aerodynamics/Aerothermal IPT Lead for the SA-1 airbreathing space-launch vehicle demonstrator.

· Led team that designed and tested in sub-scale form an advanced ram-wing scout vehicle.

· Configuration team co-leader for AFX concept development.

· Aerodynamic design, configuration synthesis and wind-tunnel testing of Northrop AFX concept.

· Aerodynamic wing design for MALD (Miniature Air-Launched Decoy) vehicle.

· Wing design lead for the Tier II+ high-altitude long-endurance UAV.

· Aerodynamic design and testing of configurations and control effectors for the JAST/ Joint Strike Fighter

· Configuration synthesis, aerodynamic design and wind tunnel testing of the ALF/ ASTOVL light fighter.

· Innovative aerodynamic concepts research leading to 11 U.S. Patents

· Aerodynamic design and wind tunnel testing of enhanced-performance HSCT configuration.

· High angle-of-attack aerodynamic control effector development.

The details of my other assignments during my employment at Northrop Grumman are classified.

Additional Professional and Educational Activities:

· "Visitor in Aerodynamics" At Caltech.

· Instructor for California Polytechnic University at Pomona teaching graduate level “Aerospace Vehicle Design” and “Flight Mechanics” courses.

· Instructor for UCLA Extension: Taught short course in aircraft design: Spring 2003

· Member of Cal Poly Pomona Aerospace Action Council; an industry group that advises the university on curriculum and engineering education from the industry perspective.

· Advisor to student groups at Cal Poly Pomona competing in the AIAA “Design Build Fly” competition and the AUVS autonomous vehicle competition.

· Industry Judge assisting the Aerospace Vehicles Design course and competition at Cal Poly Pomona.

· Northrop’s representative on the AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Technical Committee (1994-1995).

Oct ‘86-Sept ‘90: ACA Industries, Inc. Torrance, CA: Senior Engineer

Responsibilities

Program Manager of AIWS Air Vehicle Aerodynamic Design under contract to McDonnell Douglas Missile Systems.
Program Manager of preliminary design of a new type of Unmanned Air Vehicle with VTOL capability under contract to McDonnell Douglas Missile Systems Company. The vehicle was based on a concept I invented, which is the subject of a U.S. Patent.
Aerodynamic modification, structural proof testing, and flight-test support of the U.S. Navy LAURA long-endurance unmanned air vehicle. Supervised the pre-flight structural proof-loading of the aircraft, and supported the subsequent successful flight testing of the vehicle.
Aerodynamic and structural design of a very-high-altitude airplane capable of flying 6,000 nmi. at or above 100,000 feet for atmospheric research. This work was done under NASA contract NAS2-13156 and the results were published as a NASA Contractor Report.
Configuration definition and aerodynamic design of an Army battlefield UAV for the U.S. Army Missile Command.
Performed studies of the aerodynamic, aeroelastic and structural design of advanced tiltrotor aircraft under NASA contract. Results were published in NASA CR-177543.
Responsible for aerodynamic analysis, testing and structural design of the NASA Joined Wing Research Aircraft.
Development of computer programs for preliminary design, stress analysis and weight predictions of joined and cantilever wings.
Configuration studies of advanced cruise missiles.

Nov ‘81-Oct ‘86: Northrop Advanced Systems Division

Title: Engineering Specialist

Responsibilities

Aerodynamic design and configuration development of advanced military aircraft including Tacit Blue and ATA (for the US Navy)

Jan ‘79-Nov ‘81: Lockheed California Company : Computational Aerodynamics Department

Title: Aerodynamics Engineer

Assignments

Developed and implemented aerodynamic prediction and design methods with emphasis on computational fluid dynamics
Development of parametric transonic as well as low speed (high lift) drag prediction methodologies
Design of modifications of the L-1011 wing to reduce cruise drag (see patents, below), and design of high lift systems for projected L-1011 derivatives.
Testing in the NASA-Ames 14-foot Transonic wind tunnel and the Lockheed low-speed wind tunnel

CONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

· Designed, constructed, and flight-tested an unconventional light airplane which won the Special Award for Innovative Design at the 1994 Experimental Aircraft Association convention. Innovations include: a faceted, lifting-body configuration for easy construction and benign stall characteristics, outstanding visibility, and very large volume. The Facetmobile has been featured in 20 publications from 5 countries, including the covers of 3 national magazines. A two-seat follow-on aircraft is under construction. Additional information on these aircraft is available on the internet at http://www.facetmobile.com

· Design of the "Talon Topper" high-altitude payload return vehicle for Near Space Corporation. http://www.wainfan.com/topper.htm

· NASA STTR NNL05AB23P “Personal Air Vehicle Research Project” Project to develop and validate structural design of an extremely low cost low-aspect-ratio personal aircraft

· Aerodynamic design consultant to XCOR; assisting design of the Lynx 2-seat high-altitude rocket plane. http://www.xcor.com

· Airfoil design and stress analysis for the "One Design" competition aerobatic aircraft. Over 350 sets of plans for this aircraft have been sold, and at least 50 aircraft of this type are currently flying.

· Airfoil design for the Rihn Aircraft model 109 two-seat aerobatic aircraft. Kits for this airplane have been available since 1996. Three examples of this type were flying as of 10/98

· Design and flying qualities consultations for Kolb Aircraft. Designed Kolb “Mark 3 Xtra” 2-seat light sport airplane that is currently produced in kit form.

· Aerodynamics consulting for Robertson Racing GT2 American Le Mans Series auto racing team.

· Design of a new wing for a utility-class kit airplane for a major kit airplane manufacturer.

· Since 1988 I have been a contributing editor of Kitplanes magazine, writing over 250 monthly columns on aerodynamics and airplane design, and a series of articles on airfoil design which have since been published in book form.

· Contributing editor: Flight Journal

· I am a regular speaker at the Experimental Aircraft Association convention at Oshkosh, Wi. Subjects of my forums have included: Light airplane drag reduction, Safety implications of airplane modifications, Sport airplane design, and Low Aspect Ratio configurations.

· Aerodynamics consulting for Craig Breedloves “Spirit of America 3” land speed record car.

· Design and dynamic-stability analysis of a hydrofoil sailboat prototype for a major manufacturer of personal watercraft.

· Preliminary design studies for several racing aircraft for proprietary customers. These included a Sport Biplane, Formula 1 and Unlimited class aircraft.

· Aerodynamic re-design of the tail surfaces of the Parker JP-350 racing airplane to cure high-speed directional oscillations.

· Development of a highly efficient propeller design for light aircraft. Customer was a major propeller manufacturer.

· Conceptual development and analysis of an advanced semisubmerged hull form for fast ferry vessels for Navatek Ships, Ltd.

· Design of flying toy for girls: Customer proprietary.

· Active in free-flight model airplane competition: National Champion in 1984

· Private pilot, with single-engine and glider ratings

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PATENTS

"A Micro Flap Trailing Edge Device for an Aircraft Wing": U.S. Patent 4,867,396: 1989

"Airplane With Variable-Incidence Wing": U.S. Patent 5,086,993: 1992

" Aircraft ": U.S. Patent D342,717: 1993

"High Lift Device for Aircraft": U.S. Patent 5,366,180: 1994

"Airplane": U.S. Patent D365,545: 1995

“Tactical Aircraft Decoy”: U.S. Patent D377326: 1997

“Tactical Aircraft Decoy: Conjugal Tandem Design”: U.S. Patent D381938: 1997

“Aerodynamic Control Effector”: U.S. Patent 5,961,068: 1999

“Ram Wing Vehicle”: U.S. Patent 5,860,620: 1999

“Aircraft Engine Air Intake System”: U.S. Patent 6,138,950: 2000

“Supersonic Aircraft”: U.S. Patent D471,854: 2003

“Unmanned Air Vehicle”: U.S. Patent D508,013: 2005

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PUBLICATIONS

Wainfan, B.S. and Neubert, H.: Feasibility Study of the Low Aspect Ratio All-Lifting Configuration as a Low-Cost Personal Aircraft: NASA LARC NAG-1-03054 Task 01 Final Report, 2004

Wainfan, B.S. and Wolkovitch, J. "A Study of Very-High-Altitude Aircraft With Joined Wings" For NASA Ames Research Center: Contract NAS2-13156. July, 1990 :NASA Contractor Report.

Wainfan, B.S., and Wolkovitch, J.: "Aerodynamic Design of Wings for the AIWS Air Vehicle." ACA Report No. 146-1, for Mcdonnell Douglas Missile Systems Co., MDMSC P.O. No. Y9E186, March, 1990.

Wolkovitch, J., Wainfan, B.S., et al: "Application of the Joined Wing to Tiltrotor Aircraft" NASA CR-177543, November, 1989.

Wainfan, B.S., and Wolkovitch, J.: "Tiltbody VTOL Unmanned Air Vehicle: Final Report" ACA Report No. 145-1, for Mcdonnell Douglas Missile Systems Co., MDMSC P.O. No. Y9E016, June 1989.

Larabee, E.E, Wolkovitch, J. and Wainfan, B.S.: " Solutions to the Stability and Control Problems of the TALD Vehicle": ACA Report 137-1, for Brunswick Corporation, Brunswick Consulting Agreement No. 72731-C, May, 1987.

Larabee, E.E, Wainfan, B.S., and Wolkovitch,J.: "Data Package for a Baseline Joined-Wing Unmanned Air Vehicle", ACA Report No. 141-1, for U.S. Army Missile Command, P.O. 88P-0971, December 1987.

Wainfan, B.S., and Wolkovitch, J.: "Army Unmanned Air Vehicle Study: Final Report" ACA Report No. 138-2, for U.S. Army Missile Command, PAN: RDV 90-7, September 1987.

"Wind Tunnel": A monthly column on aerodynamics and airplane design in KITPLANES magazine. This series totaled 100 articles as of 7/95 and is ongoing.

"Airfoil Selection: understanding airfoils for light aircraft": self-published monograph.

"Aerodynamics of Airplanes With Cambered Tail Surfaces", 1986 Symposium of the National Free Flight Society.

"Design of Free Flight Airfoils for Minimum Sink", 1984 Symposium of the National Free Flight Society.

A.P. Hays, Wainfan, B.S., et. al., "Integrated Technology Wing Design Study", NASA CR-3586, August 1982.

"PERTDRAG: A Parametric Method for the Prediction of Aircraft Drag", Lockheed Aircraft Report LR-29703, September 1981.

"The Akima Subroutines: Nonlinear Interpolation by Local Polynomial Fit", Lockheed Aircraft Report LR-29244, October 1979.

"Computer Analysis of Anti-HBs Determination by the AUSAB Procedure", Computer Programs in Biomedicine, Vol. 3, No. 6, 1976.