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Tag Archives: Wainfan
Movable Strake Front
Described by Barnaby Wainfan in the nineties: And in use in 2010 (click to get huge full view): Here’s another view of the beautiful Sukhoi T-50 / PAK FA: All photos from Sukhoi.
The Turn-Boost-Glide-Back approach for first stages
In a patent by the famous Barnaby Wainfan. EDIT: corrected the link. This patent was filed in 2006 and granted in 2008.
Posted in airplane, Architecture, Art, Design, engines, industry, Launchers, RLV:s, Suborbital
Tagged Boostback, Glideback, Re-entry, Turnback, Wainfan
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