Youngman-Baynes High Lift

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High Lift
Type	Experimental aircraft
Manufacturer	Heston Aircraft Ltd
Designed by	L.E. Baynes
Maiden 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.

Contents 1 Development 2 Operational history 3 Aircraft markings 4 Specifications (Hign Lift) 5 References 6 External links 7 Related content

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Aircraft markings

[edit] Specifications (Hign Lift)

Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 29 ft 0 in (m)
• Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (m)
• Height: ft in (m)
• Wing area: ft² (m²)
• Empty weight: 2,380 lb (kg)
• Loaded weight: 3,500 lb (kg)
• Useful load: lb (kg)
• Max takeoff weight: lb (kg)
• Powerplant: 1× de Havilland Gipsy Queen 25 6-cylinder inline, 250 hp (kW)

Performance

• Never exceed speed: knots (mph, km/h)
• Maximum speed: knots (180 mph, km/h)
• Cruise speed: knots (mph, km/h)
• Stall speed: knots (mph, km/h)
• Range: nm (mi, km)
• Service ceiling: ft (m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
• Power/mass: hp/lb (W/kg)

[edit] References

1. ^ Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3. Putnam. 

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[edit] Related content

Related development

• Percival Proctor