Baynes Bat

The Baynes Bat (or sometimes Slingsby-Baynes Bat) was an experimental glider of the Second World War designed by L.E. Baynes. It was used to test the tailless design that he had suggested as a means to convert tanks into temporary gliders so they could be flown into battle.

Baynes Bat, patented a design for a supersonic variable-sweep wing fighter but the design was not built. A variable-sweep wing was tried on the Grumman F10F Jaguar in 1952.1

Made by Slingsby Aviation.

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Empty Weight Lb
763
Wing Area Sqm
15
Designer
L. E. Baynes
L.E. Baynes
First Flight
July 1943
Cruise Speed Kmh
129
Cruise Speed Mph
80
Aspect Ratio
7
See Also
*Antonov A-40 - the Soviet Flying Tank*General Aircraft Hamilcar
a British glider introduced during the war to carry light tanks.*Tetrarch tank - a British tank light enough to be carried by air
Span In
4
Gross Weight Lb
963
Number Built
1
Crew
One pilot
Empty Weight Kg
346
Gross Weight Kg
437
Height In
5
Primary user
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Manufacturer
Slingsby Aviation
Max Speed Mph
120
Max Speed Kmh
193
Height Ft
4
Span Ft
33
Wing Area Sqft
160
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
10
Length Ft
11
Height M
1
Length In
5
Length M
3
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United Kingdom
British experimental aircraft 1940-1949
Flying wing aircraft
Glider aircraft
Slingsby aircraft

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