Youngman-Baynes High Lift

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type=Experimental aircraft
manufacturer=Heston Aircraft Ltd
designer=L.E. Baynes
first flight=5 February 1948
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retired=1954
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variants with their own articles=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 R.T. Youngman. It was designed by L.E. Baynes, using components from the Percival Proctor, and built by Heston Aircraft Limited. R. Munday piloted the first flight on 5 February 1948.

Operational history

The High Lift was registered as G-AMBL on 10 May 1950. Its career ended in 1954 when it was presented to the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield.

Specifications (High Lift)

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ref=British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3 [cite book
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title=British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3
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date=1974
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engine (prop)=de Havilland Gipsy Queen 25
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