Youngman-Baynes High Lift
Heston Aircraft Company · United Kingdom · first flew 1948 · light aircraft
The Youngman-Baynes High Lift was a British experimental aircraft of the 1940s, a single-engine, low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 8.84 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Low-wing monoplane
- Fixed tailwheel undercarriage
- Single six-cylinder inline Gipsy Queen 32 engine
A two-seat low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage, a 250 hp Gipsy Queen 32 engine and a span of 10.06 m.
Specifications
- The Youngman-Baynes High Lift has a length of 8.84 m (29 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.06 m (33 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 289 km/h (180 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It was a one-off flying test-bed for the slotted flap system invented by R. T. Youngman, designed by L. E. Baynes using components from the Percival Proctor and built by Heston Aircraft. Ralph S. Munday flew it for the first time at Heston on 5 February 1948.
Variants
Only one High Lift was built.
Where you'll see it
It was registered as G-AMBL in May 1950 and presented to the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield in 1954.
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