Youngman-Baynes High Lift
| High Lift | |
|---|---|
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| Youngman-Baynes High Lift (VT789), at Heston 1948 | |
| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Heston Aircraft Company Ltd |
| Designer | L. E. Baynes |
| First flight | 5 February 1948 |
| Retired | 1954 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Youngman-Baynes High Lift was a British, experimental aircraft of the 1940s. It was a single-engine, low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage.
Development[]
The High Lift was a "one-off" experimental, flying test-bed for the system of slotted flaps invented by . It was designed by L. E. Baynes AFRAeS, using components from the Percival Proctor, and built by Heston Aircraft Company Ltd. Test pilot piloted the first flight at Heston Aerodrome on 5 February 1948, carrying the military serial VT789.
Operational history[]
The High Lift was registered as G-AMBL on 10 May 1950.[1] Its career ended in 1954 when it was presented to the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield.
Specifications[]
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
- Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
- Empty weight: 2,380 lb (1,080 kg)
- Gross weight: 3,500 lb (1,588 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Queen 32 six-cylinder inline piston engine , 250 hp (187 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 mph (289 km/h, 160 kn)
See also[]
Related development
References[]
- Notes
- ^ United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register entry for G-AMBL
- ^ Jackson 1974, p. 337
- Bibliography
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
Categories:
- 1940s British experimental aircraft
- Single-engined tractor aircraft
- Low-wing aircraft
- Aircraft first flown in 1948