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  1. 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, leaving school at the age of sixteen to join an aircraft company.

  2. Apr 12, 2024 · The story of the Baynes Bee (sometimes known as the Carden-Baynes Bee) and designer Leslie Everett Baynes. Music: ‘Honeysuckle’ by Honeyroot. Photos: Air-Britain, Jack Meaden and others ...

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  3. Leslie Everett Baynes, AFRAeS (1902–1989) was an English aeronautical engineer. 1902 March 23rd. Born at Barnes, Surrey, the son of James and Florence Baynes. Educated at Gresham's School, Norfolk, leaving school at the age of sixteen to join an aircraft company.

  4. Nov 9, 2015 · I've been told the world's first variable pitch propellers were conceived by A.V. Roe, and Louis Breguet, with L.E. Baynes patenting a design as early as 1919; by 1924, Dr. Hele-Shaw and T.E. Beacham patented a hydraulically operated variable pitch design in 1924, which was presented to the Royal Aeronautical society.

  5. Leslie Everett Jeffery Baynes was born in Barnes, Surrey, on 23 March 1902, the son of James William Baynes and Florence Edith Baynes (née Burnley), and was one of Britain’s most talented designers. Baynes originally started work in the aircraft industry in 1916 with the Airco at Hendon, working as a junior on the DH.4.

  6. The 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. Design: In the late 1930s, armies were looking for a way to airlift heavy military units.

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    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.