The Youngman-Baynes High Lift was a British experimental aircraft of the 1940s. It was a single-engine, low-wing
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
with a fixed
tailwheel
Conventional landing gear, or tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support the tail.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms ...
undercarriage.
Development
The High Lift was a "one-off" experimental, flying test-bed for the system of slotted
flaps invented by
R.T. Youngman. It was designed by
L. E. Baynes
Leslie Everett Baynes, AFRAeS (23 March 1902 – 13 March 1989) was an English aeronautical engineer.
Early life
Born at Barnes, Surrey, on 23 March 1902 the son of James and Florence Baynes. Baynes was educated at Gresham's School, Norfolk, le ...
AFRAeS, using components from the
Percival Proctor
The Percival Proctor is a British radio trainer and communications aircraft of the Second World War. The Proctor is a single-engined, low-wing monoplane with seating for three or four, depending on the model.
Design and development
The Proctor ...
, and built by
Heston Aircraft Company
Heston Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer based at Heston Aerodrome, Middlesex, England.
Starting in 1934 the company produced a number of aircraft designs beginning with the Heston Phoenix and the Hordern-Richmond Autoplane. ...
Ltd. Test pilot Flight Lieutenant
Ralph S Munday
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The most common forms ...
piloted the first flight at
Heston Aerodrome
Heston Aerodrome was an airfield located to the west of London, England, operational between 1929 and 1947. It was situated on the border of the Heston and Cranford areas of Hounslow, Middlesex. In September 1938, the British Prime Minister, Ne ...
on 5 February 1948, carrying the military serial VT789.
Operational history
The High Lift was registered as G-AMBL on 10 May 1950.
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register entry for G-AMBL
/ref> Its career ended in 1954 when it was presented to the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield
Cranfield is a village and civil parish in the west of Bedfordshire, England, situated between Bedford and Milton Keynes. It had a population of 4,909 in 2001. increasing to 5,369 at the 2011 Census. The parish is in Central Bedfordshire uni ...
.
Specifications
See also
References
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1940s British experimental aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1948