L. E. Baynes - Chronology

Chronology

• 1919 patented first automatic variable pitch airscrew,
• 1924-1927 responsible for aerodynamic design of Short Singapore Flying-Boat
• 1929-1930 Designed and manufactured first all-British glider to soar, the Scud I
• 1933-1935 Scud II sailplanes; British height record holder and international event winner
• 1935 Designed and built Scud III; first retractable-motored sailplane
• 1937 Designed Carden-Baynes Bee, first twin-engined pusher monoplane with wing-buried engines
• 1939 Project-designed gas turbine system 100 passenger long-range aircraft
• 1938 Designed and patented first V/TOL swivel turbine 'Heliplane'
• 1939-1945 Designed and built for Ministry of Supply (M.O.S.) experimental tail-less flying wing, Baynes Bat, for tank-carrying project initiated by Winston Churchill; Designed and implemented conversion of Boston Bombers to Turbinlite searchlight aircraft, submarine guided missiles and other weapons and equipment for the RAF
• 1946-1948 Designed and built for M.O.S., Youngman-Baynes High-Lift Research Aircraft
• 1949 Designed and patented the first Variable-Sweep Fighter Aircraft for supersonic flight
• 1950-1962 Designed and manufactured airliner equipment for major aircraft companies and airlines
• 1963-1964 Designed and patented a high-speed hydrofoil sea craft (made secret by the ministry)